The staggering sacrifices of U.S. troops in overseas conflicts are not forgotten by younger generations in Europe. Ask the people of the Netherlands. Look at the Faces of Margraten. “My relatives and ancestors suffered a lot during World War II and they were so grateful for their liberation,” Sebastiaan Vonk, a 31-year-old Dutch chair of Fields of Honor, told Fox …
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The sacrifice all over the globe by the American people to defeat tyranny, liberate conquered nations, defend representative governments and end human slavery is unprecedented in world history. The United States, just in World War II alone, fought to liberate dozens of conquered nations, from Europe to Africa to Asia. The American Battle Monuments Commission honors the cost paid by …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to halt the war in Ukraine with a negotiated ceasefire that recognizes the current battlefield lines, four Russian sources told Reuters, saying he is prepared to fight on if Kyiv and the West do not respond. Three of the sources, familiar with discussions in Putin’s entourage, said the veteran Russian leader had expressed frustration …
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A nighttime Russian attack destroyed trains and tracks in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, officials said Friday, and authorities organized the evacuation of children from the area as it is being pummeled by the Kremlin’s forces in a powerful new offensive. The overnight strike on rolling stock and railway tracks also damaged buildings, according to Ukraine’s national railway operator Ukrzaliznytsia. No …
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Hungary will seek to opt out of any NATO operations aimed at supporting Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Friday, suggesting that the military alliance and the European Union were moving toward a more direct conflict with Russia. Orbán told state radio that Hungary opposes a plan NATO is weighing to provide more predictable military support to Ukraine in coming …
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said the United Nations’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) “can go to hell” after the body ordered Israel to halt its military operations in southern Gaza. “As far as I’m concerned, the ICJ can go to hell,” he wrote Friday on X. “It is long past time to stand up to these so-called international justice organizations …
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Egypt said Friday it has agreed to send U.N. humanitarian aid trucks through Israel’s main crossing into Gaza, but it remained unclear if they will be able to enter the territory as fighting raged in the southern city of Rafah amid Israel’s escalating offensive there. Meanwhile, the bodies of three more hostages killed on Oct. 7 were recovered overnight from …
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A valiant nod to America’s military heroes is soon to be seen in Washington, D.C. A WWI monument called “A Soldier’s Journey” will be unveiled in Pershing Park on Sept. 13, 2024, and will serve as the centerpiece of the National World War I Memorial in the nation’s capital. The sprawling bronze sculpture, which measures about 60 feet long, depicts …
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Hollywood movies are sometimes born out of pure imagination, while others are true stories about real people. There have been many war movies made over the years based on actual events. A lot of war movies based on true events use fictionalized characters to tell a story. These three Oscar-nominated movies are based on real people. Many movies are based …
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A deputy chief of the Russian military general staff has been arrested on charges of large-scale bribery, Russian news reports said Thursday, the latest in a series of bribery arrests of high-ranking military officials. The arrest of Lt. Gen. Vadim Shamarin followed the arrest this week of Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov, a former top commander in Russia’s offensive in Ukraine, …
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