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IDAHO FALLS – Monday is Memorial Day, an annual day to pay tribute to the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day has been an official holiday since 1971, but its roots go back much farther. The earliest recognition of this day, according to History.com, occurred about a year […]

Common Sense Central is edited by WISN's Dan O'Donnell. Dan provides unique conservative commentary and analysis of stories that the mainstream media often overlooks.

Common Sense Central is edited by WISN's Dan O'Donnell. Dan provides unique conservative commentary and analysis of stories that the mainstream media often overlooks.

Shares On March 18, 1944, men and animals from the 2nd Battalion cross the Tanai River on a bamboo bridge built by Kachin tribesmen, working with the Office of Strategic Services, near the village of Ning Awng. (Photo Credit: Courtesy Photo) DOD Merrill’s Marauders—officially Galahad Force or the 5307th Composite Unit (Provi- sional)—existed for just one year, from September 1943 to August 1944. In that time, the unit and its men performed some of the most arduous missions asked of an inf...

Veterans Voice: Trajectory of life changes in 1946 as NH college student returns from war By Mary K. Talbot, Special to The Journal © David DelPoio Dave Mann was a solid student in high school with a B-plus average and had set his sights set on earning a college degree when he enrolled at the University of New Hampshire in 1943. Mann was at the Battle of the Bulge and Normandy, where he served under Gen. George Patton as a member of the 245th Engineer Combat Battalion.  Jo...