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Photos: Shangri-La Resort in Oklahoma to open new par-3 course, The Battlefield

The Oklahoma resort said it spent $15 million to build the par-3 course that honors military veterans.

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Forts Cavazos, Barfoot and Liberty — new names for army bases honor new heroes and lasting values, instead of Confederates who lost a war

One by one, the names of Confederate generals are being removed from U.S. military bases.

The Conversation

Clinging bitterly to guns and religion

An iron curtain has descended on America

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Papa Jake survived D-Day on Omaha Beach, now he's a TikTok star

World War II veteran Jake Larson survived D-Day on Omaha Beach

The Independent UK

Macron hails next generation of Kieffer commando during D-Day commemorations

French President Emmanuel Macron commemorated the World War II Normandy landings in the company of 100 year-old Léon Gautier – the last living Frenchman to have taken part in the D-Day operation on 6 June, 1944.

Radio France Internationale

France's last surviving D-Day commando joins beach landing anniversary

Leon Gautier, the last surviving member of the French commandos who stormed the Normandy beaches defended by Hitler's troops in 1944, on Tuesday joined President Emmanuel Macron at a seafront ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

Reuters

The U.S.' top general reflects on the changing face of war, 79 years after D-Day

Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, marked the D-Day anniversary in Normandy this week. He spoke to NPR about the modernization of warfare and what AI might mean for the future.

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Normandy marks D-Day's 79th anniversary, honors WWII veterans

World War II veterans, officials and visitors are commemorating D-Day on Normandy beaches to honor those who fought for freedom in the largest naval, air and land operation in history

The Independent UK

Heart-warming moment World War II vet finally gets to walk the stage for college graduation

Fred Taylor, a 101-year-old man, walked into his graduation ceremony 80 years after leaving college to join the US Army during World War II, fulfilling his dream

Daily Mirror

Remembering D-Day: Key facts and figures about epochal World War II invasion

The D-Day invasion that helped change the course of World War II was unprecedented in scale and audacity

The Independent UK

At Normandy D-Day celebrations, echoes of Ukraine's looming fight

There are no Ukrainian troops present at this year's commemorations of the 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy, which launched the Allied invasion of Europe and led to the end of World War II

The Independent UK

'It was tough': WWII veterans return to Utah Beach to commemorate D-Day

Dozens of World War II veterans have traveled to Normandy this week to mark the 79th anniversary of D-Day, the decisive but deadly assault that led to the liberation of France and Western Europe from Nazi control

The Independent UK

The Garage Girls and the secret war machine which uncovered Japanese secrets

In a suburban Brisbane garage, young women decoded radio transmissions that changed the course of World War II. For the first time, their top-secret work on a panicked Japanese cable about a new type of weapon can be revealed.

ABC News

Turning An Olive Oil Farm Into An Innovative Brand

Ido Tamir left a lucrative high-tech career to take over Ptora from his father

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U.S.: Tanks, F-16 jets part of long-term strategy for Ukraine, won't be ready for upcoming offensive

Training for Ukrainian forces on advanced U.S. Abrams tanks has begun, and while those systems will not be ready in time for Ukraine's near-term counteroffensive they will be critical in the longer-term, Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley said

Zenger

Two-thirds Of Millennials Don’t Know Which Countries Won World War II

Over 50% of millennials didn't know that the UK didn't have the same prime minister during World War II.

WEKU

The first debt ceiling fight was in 1953. It looked almost exactly like the one today

Debt ceiling dramas have been going on a long time. The first one happened exactly 70 years ago. President Eisenhower asked Congress for an extra $15 billion and the Senate said, "No dice."

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This magic kills fascists! Meet The Witches of World War II

Writer Paul Cornell reveals how his new graphic novel blurs the boundaries between historical fact and fiction

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The Independent UK

Priceless painting looted by Nazis during World War II returns to Poland from Japan

Authorities in Poland say that a priceless 16th century Italian painting that was looted by Nazi Germany during World War II has been found in Japan and returned

The Independent UK

Malaysia finds 100 artillery shells on Chinese barge, says it likely plundered WWII shipwrecks

Malaysia’s maritime agency says a detained Chinese barge likely plundered two World War II British shipwrecks in the South China Sea after discovering another 100 old artillery shells on it

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World War II 'horror bunker' run by infamous Unit 731 discovered in China

A bunker discovered near the city of Anda in northeast China is believed to be the largest test site of Imperial Japan's infamous Unit 731, which conducted horrifying human experiments during the 1940s.

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Two-thirds of millennials don't know which countries were victorious in WWII, study finds

Six in ten Brits believe they have a good knowledge of the global conflict - but just 36 per cent of 18-34-year-olds feel it is important to know about the war

Daily Mirror

Millennials lack knowledge of World War Two - but just a third consider it important

Only 36% of 18-34-year-olds feel it is important to have a good knowledge of the global conflict - with two-thirds unaware which countries emerged victorious

Axios

Racing to save the stories of the last Holocaust survivors

Fewer than 50,000 survivors remain in the U.S. The very youngest ones are now in their 80s.

Chicago Sun-Times

Irv Abramson, WWII Battle of the Bulge survivor and Honor Flight Chicago booster, dies at 97

Mr. Abramson, after decades of keeping it to himself, got to a place where he finally was able to tell his wartime tale.

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