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George Fox was one of the forgotten soldiers of World War II. Alaska wasn't even a state when he left his Aleutian Island village to serve in the military. He died in combat on June 1st, 1944. Almost 80 years later, his service is finally being recognized.

This is the way CNN commemorated Memorial Day in 2015, with a story they called, “The General Who Apologized to the Dead Soldiers on Memorial Day.”“At the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery at Nettuno, Italy, Memorial Day 1945 was an elegiac occasion. Lt. Gen. Lucian Truscott Jr., who had led the U. S. S...

The men and women who served meant something then, and still do today, ceremony speakers say

How do we honor or thank the 1.8 million that gave their lives for America since 1775? We take time to remember.

By The Associated Press Today in History Today is Tuesday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2023. There are 222 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in Histo

Today in History

Today is Tuesday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2023. There are 222 days left in the year.

On May 23, 1984: Surgeon General C. Everett Koop issued a report saying there was “very solid” evidence linking cigarette smoke to lung disease in non-smokers.

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Legislative action is being taken in both chambers of Congress to offer congressional gold medals to those who served in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps during World War II.