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War Hero Grandpa Inspires Unlikely Kinship With Overseas Family Long After Death
California Siblings Jack and Carol Anne Merrill knew growing up that their grandpa was a war hero. But now, thanks to a stranger reaching...
Uganda Animal Populations Soaring in Post-War Decade
The number of animals in Uganda's national parks and game reserves has surged over the past decade.
The latest figures show that the population of...
First Generation Not Ravaged by War in Russia, China, Japan, Europe
Something to think about, from a Letter to the Editor in the Daily Record... Since the end of World War II 65 years ago,...
Winning a Battle to Honor a Civil War Hero
Margaret Zerwekh, 90, of Delafield, Wis., has won her fight to have a Medal of Honor awarded to Lt. Alonzo Cushing, a hero of...
Man Meets War Buddies of Father He Never Knew
A Seattle-area man who lost his father when he was six months old during World War II has been able to conjure a vision...
Life Lessons the Afghanistan War Taught Me
Late last year, after eight months of service halfway around the world, I decided to take stock of myself.
By a conventional definition of being...
In War Devastated Angola, Cheetahs are Back
Cheetahs have returned to a national park in Angola, after a three-decade civil war devastated their former habitat, according to a conservation group...
U.S. Finally Salutes World War II Fly Girls With Congressional Medals
On Wednesday, more than six decades after their service, the nation's first "fly girls" were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal at a ceremony in...
Argentinian Meets Son Stolen From Him in War 33 Years ago
The search is finally over for Abel Madariaga, whose pregnant wife was taken by Argentine security forces 33 years ago. After decades of...
After IRS Crash, Iraq War Vet Sprang to Action With Ladder to Help 5 Escape
A 28-year-old Iraq war veteran saw black smoke billowing from an office building as he was driving by in his truck. Robin De Haven...
Is War Fading?
Wars are less deadly than they've been for 12,000 years. Things could get even better. A sign at the entrance to the West Point...
Vets Without Borders Bringing Relief to Animals in War Torn Africa
Two American veterinarians are heading off to Liberia this month to help the animals who have suffered because of a 14-year civil war in...
Fighter Pilot War Enemies Become Friends (Video)
Meet two men who are the best of friends now. But their first encounter, as enemy pilots in a dog fight over Viet...
Americans Honor War Dead on Memorial Day
President Barack Obama is among the Americans observing Memorial Day, a national holiday to honor those who have died in military service to the...
74-Year-Old Doctor Volunteers for War Zone (Video)
- a retired lieutenant colonel - re-enlists to go to Afghanistan and provide medical aid to military members and civilians. He said it is...
Uganda Civil War Orphan Turns Successful Entrepreneur
One young Ugandan, orphaned by the country's civil war, has managed to support his five younger siblings and pay for their education by setting...
Iraqi Team’s Route to Olympics Runs Through War Zone
Their eyes tearing when the flag goes up, the members of the Iraqi Olympic team are standing for unity. The president of its committee...
Make Surf not War in Gaza, Says American Wave Legend
For American surf legend Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz, the waves of the volatile Gaza Strip could be a key to Israeli-Palestinian peace. The 87-year-old Jewish...
World War II Heros Meet for Last Time (Video)
America's 1.8 million World War II veterans, now in their 80's and 90's, are dying at the rate of 1,500 a day, but 150,000...
An American Rebuilds Paradise Lost to War in Africa (Video)
Fifteen years after a brutal civil war, Greg Carr, an American philanthropist believes the key to revitalization in Mozambique, one of the poorest spots...