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WBGO’s Gary Walked talks with Kelly Peterson, the wife of Oscar Peterson, about how the pianist’s legacy has been kept alive by recordings, books and films, as well as a festival and even a Canadian coin

The annual air show is one of several local events coinciding with National Armed Forces Day.

FORT DRUM — From the unit’s reactivation in 1985 to having recently been pulled from Afghanistan, and the efforts of division veterans in World War II and beyond, the rich

The statue was unveiled on Oct. 4, 1991, and has become a symbol for the soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division, both past and present.

Among the monuments, plaques, and gravestones planted across Napa County in honor of those who went to war, one type of monument is absent — a tribute to all of the local service members who have died in action. Now, members of the county’s Veterans Commission hope to create a memorial that could become a single focal point for remembering every Napan who lost his or her life in U.S. wars stretching back more than a century. The installation would carry the names of 179 Napa County na...

Ten Stunning Masterpieces of Ancient Greek Art The Winged Victory of Samothrace. Credit: Xin Sy /Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 2.0 There are countless masterpieces of Ancient Greek art scattered in museums around the world, serving as a reminder that Greece is the cradle of Western Civilization. These are works of unparalleled beauty, precious monuments of the world’s rich heritage that still mesmerize viewers and will continue to do so in the generations to come. The Pergamon Altar: an Ancient Gre...

Kansas City foundation plans virtual Global War on Terror memorial for fallen service members A local group is working on a virtual memorial for soldiers who were killed fighting the War on Terror. and last updated 2021-04-14 07:43:30-04 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A new memorial for American military members killed in the Global War on Terror will become virtual instead of being housed in a Kansas City, Kansas, museum. The American Fallen Warrior Memorial Foundation announced it is no longer pursu...

Terror in texas. the district attorney gunned down just weeks after the murder of his deputy. the killer or killers still out there this morning. tough talk on the korean peninsula. but this time its the south vowing to strike if the north crosses the line. so check out what looks like a frightening scene on a new york city street. witnesses say they saw an armed abduction. but was this all an elaborate hoax? >> all right a gruesome injury. then, a rousing finish. the louisville cardinals he...