Tag: World War II
WARSAW, Poland (AP) The U.S. ambassador in Warsaw came to Polands defense today following repeated claims by Russian President Vladimir Putin that Poland bears blame for the outbreak of World War II. Dear President…
LAHARPE Its not an exaggeration to say had Willis Ross not been around, there would no longer be a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in LaHarpe. Ross, a World War II veteran, remained active…
For years, Wauneta Seibert’s family had no idea what she did during World War II. There was a reason for that. Steeped in secrecy, Seibert was with the Naval intelligence effort during the height of…
As President Trump and Trumps myriad critics remind us on a daily basis, ours is today a profoundly divided nation. Yet understanding the source of those divisions, amply displayed in perceptions of this weeks Democratic…
ABILENE, Kan. They still like Ike in Abilene. And why not? He executed the military plan that turned the tide of World War II in Europe, stopped Hitler and ultimately brought the war in…
LONDON ? President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined their counterparts from Britain, France and other nations on Wednesday to mark the 75th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings, which changed the course…
PORTSMOUTH, England (AP) President Donald Trump read from a prayer delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as he joined other world leaders and veterans today in marking the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Roosevelt went…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) More than 75 years after Nicholas J. Gojmerac was last seen alive dragging a wounded comrade to safety during a World War II battle, his remains are back home in…
WASHINGTON, Kan. (AP) Former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas has been promoted from captain to colonel for his service in the Army during World War II. The Wichita Eagle reports both chambers of…
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) The man believed to be the last Kansas City-area resident to survive the attack at Pearl Harbor has died. WDAF-TV reports that 96-year-old Dorwin Lamkin of Overland Park died March…
