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What Happened to French Soldiers During WWII?

This video looks at the fate of French soldiers during World War II. After France fell in 1940, many were taken as prisoners ...
Lt. Charles L. Thomas understated his part in the action, saying, “I know I was sent out to locate and draw the enemy fire, but I didn’t mean to draw that much.” (Army) War heroes seldom choose their ...
For at least five years, Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Russell Owen Chitwood remained misidentified amid the casualties from ...
BOERNE, Texas – It’s the highest honor possible in France, and on Wednesday, it was bestowed upon a 103-year-old World War II veteran from San Antonio. Members of the French Consulate in Houston ...
Chicago veteran Emil Hirsch turns 100 on Veterans Day after surviving both World War II and a recent battle with cancer.