World War II hero First Lt. Louis Girard has been laid to rest in his hometown of West after 79 years overseas. Many people showed support at his burial, including distant family, fellow veterans, and members of the community.
The rare World War 2 Jan Smuts Christmas 1943 toffee tin was among other antiques and collectibles that went under the hammer at Old Johannesburg Warehouse Auctioneers.
Mladic led Bosnian Serb forces during Bosnia's 1992-95 war, and was convicted in 2017. He contested both the guilty verdict and life sentence at his trial.
jima landing with veterans of the landing. the iwo jima association of america, my brother is a member of the board there, we were down there with lieutenant general larry snowden and major general fred padilla, norm smith, and a lot of the folks who were at iwo jima 69 years ogdening february 19 of this year. my father actually landed there, was wounded there at iwo jima. so these are just incredible americans that we pay tribute to on this presidents day. they are spry at 89 and 90 and 91 and they re just incredible, incredible inspirational figures. we met a lot of the young marines as well. so we thank for the photos from the daughters of ww 2. org who keeps the memory alive of these folks. that s critical that they come back year after year. so the people do know the story.