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Pearl Harbor survivors and World War II veterans are gathering in Hawaii to remember those killed in the Dec. 7, 1941, attack by imperial Japan.

Remains identified of Walter L. Collier of Burbank, assigned to the battleship Oklahoma in Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked on Dec. 7, 1941.

While our enemy's source of strength in Vietnam and Afghanistan differed, we failed to recognize that it provided them with tremendous strength to fight a relentless war while simultaneously draining our own strength to nurture democracy in lands where it really is not fully appreciated. S

Remains from Pearl Harbor attack identified as California sailor This undated photo shows Petty Officer 1st Class Charles E. Hudson of Stockton. The remains of Hudson, who was killed in the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor have finally been identified. (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency) STOCKTON —  The remains of a U.S. Navy sailor from California who was killed in the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor have been identified, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Fr...

July 23, 2021 GMT This undated photo provided by The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) shows Petty Officer 1st Class Charles E. Hudson, of Stockton, Calif. The remains of Hudson, who was killed in the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor have finally been identified. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said Friday, July 23, 2021, that Hudson of Stockton was assigned to the USS Oklahoma and died when the battleship was attacked by Japanese torpedo planes and quickly capsized. A total of...

There are 301 small American flags blowing in the wind beside graves in Steamboat Springs Cemetery. Each flag — one for each of the Routt County veterans buried there — waved in the cool breeze…

Every year, members of the VFW and American Legion posts in Steamboat Springs place flags on the graves of veterans from Steamboat Springs. Last years Memorial Day ceremony was limited by COVID-19, but this year, there are plans in the works to bring back many of the Memorial Day traditions. (Photo by John F. Russell) Editor’s note: This article has been edited to reflect that Hayden American Legion Post’s Memorial Day service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Hayden Cemetery. After b...

Submitted Photo South Prairie students perform at a recent school concert. With COVID-19 cases way down, many area schools are planning for high school graduations that will look a lot closer to normal than they did last year at this time. Minot High School principal Scott Faul said the Minot High School graduation on May 30 will still have limited capacity but there will be more people in the audience this year. The graduation will be held at the Minot State University Dome as is traditional...

Marines move Super Stallion helicopters off Hawaii, starting major aviation overhaul March 15 U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465 offload a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft with the Alaska Air National Guard on MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 4, 2021. The CH-53E was transferred from Hawaii to Okinawa in support of Force Design 2030. (Sgt. Branden J. Bourque/Marine Corps) The first helicopters of a Hawaii-based CH-53E squadron...

Skip to main content Currently Reading A sailor killed during World War II has been identified. He will now be buried in his hometown Hearst Television FacebookTwitterEmail Last week, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that a Navy Seaman killed during World War II was identified as a Nebraska man. Officials said Navy Seaman 2nd Class Charles A. Jones, 21, of Harvard, Nebraska, was accounted for on Sept. 28, 2020. "On Dec. 7, 1941, Jones was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma,...