Mark Bennett: DAR seeking WWII MIA's families for commemorative bricks
An unusual phone call in 1992 left Linda May and her family curious for years. The operator asked, “Will you accept a collect call from Italy?” A family member who answered told the operator they ...
Decorated pilot Harry Stewart, Jr., one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100
Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, a decorated World War II pilot born in Newport News who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned honors for his combat heroism, has died. He was 100.
Navy widow wonders when husband’s burial at sea will get underway
Wanda Davis waits to fulfill her husband’s final wish, ready but unable. Samuel Sneed spent 21 years in the Navy, retiring as a chief petty officer. In recent years, ...
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Warship Sunk by the Nazis During World War II Located Off the Coast of Brazil
A German submarine torpedoed the "Vital de Oliveira" in July 1944, killing some 100 of the 270 crew members onboard ...
WWII ship sunk by German torpedo located off Brazil's coast
The historic vessel "Vital de Oliveira" was positively identified more than a decade after an unsuspecting fisherman's net ...