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Veteran Turns His Passions Into Paintings
When the pandemic started, much of the world stopped for many people. But a 96-year-old World War II veteran in Gloucester just kept going, doing what he loves.
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Holocaust Survivors Getting Vaccine: ‘Life Is a Gift, Even When It's Poorly Wrapped'
Five Holocaust survivors reflect on the significance of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and hope to get back to a life without restrictions.
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Holocaust Survivors Get COVID Vaccine: ‘Life Is a Gift, Even When Its Poorly Wrapped'
Five Holocaust survivors reflect on the significance of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and living during “restricted” times.
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Wife of WWII Vet Who Died of COVID Has 1 Request: Wear a Mask in Honor of Marty
A coronavirus outbreak at the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton has claimed the lives of 15 veterans in a matter of weeks. One of them is 93-year-old WWII veteran Martin Oppenheimer, and he has quite a story.
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Family Remembers Vet, 93, Who Died in Outbreak at NH Veterans Home
A coronavirus outbreak in the New Hampshire Veterans Home has claimed 15 lives in three weeks. We spoke to the family of one of them.
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Born to Prevent War, UN at 75 Faces a Deeply Polarized World
The United Nations is marking its 75th anniversary with its chief urging leaders of an increasingly polarized, go-it-alone world to work together and preserve the organization’s most important success since its founding
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75th Anniversary of End of WWII Is Mostly Virtual Amid Virus
Some U.S. veterans who planned to climb aboard a battleship in Hawaii’s Pearl Harbor to mark the 75th anniversary of the Japanese surrender that ended World War II instead watched a livestream of the ceremony from home
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German Court Convicts Former Concentration Camp Guard, 93
A German court has convicted a 93-year-old former SS private of being an accessory to murder at the Stutthof concentration camp, where he served as a guard in the final months of World War II
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Queen Makes Capt. Tom a Knight at 100, No Kneeling Required
Queen Elizabeth II has made a knight of the 100-year-old World War II veteran who captivated the British public by walking 100 laps of his garden and raising some 33 million pounds ($40 million) for the National Health Service
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World War II Forces Sweetheart Singer Vera Lynn Dies At 103
Dame Vera Lynn, the endearingly popular “Forces’ Sweetheart” who serenaded British troops abroad during World War II, has died at 103. During the war and long after, Lynn got crowds singing, smiling and crying with sentimental favorites such as “We’ll Meet Again,” and “The White Cliffs of Dover.” “The family are deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of…
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‘A Moment of Disruption': Women Gained the Vote 100 Years Ago — as a Pandemic Raged
Suffragists fighting for the right to vote 100 years ago found themselves hemmed in by the Spanish flu of 1918, their rallies and other gatherings cancelled as they tried to convince lawmakers of their cause. Historians celebrating the milestone this year during the coronavirus pandemic have a new appreciation for what those women accomplished.
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Pandemic Makes for a Lonely D-Day Observance in Normandy
This year’s D-Day anniversary in Normandy has turned out to be one of the loneliest observances ever
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WWII Vet Who Beat COVID-19: ‘As Long as You Have Family, You Have Hope'
World War II veteran Joe Sterczela is back home after lasting through an eight-week battle with the novel coronavirus. The 93-year-old is no stranger to battling an enemy — the Navy veteran was stationed in Okinawa, Japan, during World War II. But Never before had the Webster, Massachusetts, native fought in the hospital against an enemy he couldn’t see. “He…
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93-Year-Old Veteran Survives COVID-19
Veteran Joe Sterczela is home after his battle with coronavirus.
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World War II Veterans Join Trump at V-E Day Ceremony
Seven World War II veterans, ages 96 to 100, joined President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump at a wreath-laying ceremony Friday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe. The veterans had hoped to mark the day in Moscow, but that idea was because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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100-Year-Old World War II Veteran Beats Coronavirus
Arthur McIntosh not only survived World War II, but the Army veteran has now also made it through a battle with COVID-19. The 100-year-old likely contracted the virus from his son, Chip. They live together in Quincy, Massachusetts. Chip McIntosh went to a hotel to self-quarantine, and his sister, Marifrances, moved in to take care of their father. “Unfortunately, about…
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WWII Veteran Survives COVID-19
A 100-year-old veteran of World War II has recovered from coronavirus.
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WWII Veteran Celebrates 100th Birthday After Raising Millions for UK's Health Service
The British World War II veteran who became a national hero by raising millions to support the country’s National Health Service celebrated two milestones on Thursday with much fanfare, NBC News reports.
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Brockton Community Rallies for WWII Veteran
A World War II veteran from Brockton died last month with no known living relatives, and police in that city are working to make sure his sacrifice is not forgotten.
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Guam Residents Compensated for War Atrocities Decades Later
More than 3,000 people on Guam are expecting to get long-awaited compensation from the U.S. government for their suffering at the hands of imperial Japan during World War II.