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A 98-year-old WWII veteran with no family ate at Arby's every day, so they gave him free food for life

They've even given Doug their phone numbers, so if there's ever day he can't make it over, they deliver his order to the retirement home where he lives.

Austria is so sick of Nazis visiting Hitler's birthplace they're turning it into a police station

"The role of this building as a memorial to the Nazis has been permanently revoked."

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New Book Reveals The U.S.’s Secret WWII Prisoner Exchange Program

A new book details the secret prisoner exchange program implemented by the Roosevelt administration.

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Image of the Day: Just Developed Photos of Pearl Harbor Attack [Update]

For nearly seven decades, this roll of film sat idle in an old Brownie camera. Just kidding. But the photos are still great.

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Afghanistan: America's Longest War?

This is the 10th Veterans Day we've celebrated since the start of the war in Afghanistan. Does that mean it's our nation's longest war?

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In WWII, Queen Elizabeth II was called "Princess Auto Mechanic." Here's how she earned the title.

WWII veteran wanted 100 cards for his 100th birthday. The response was overwhelming.

'Rosie the Riveters' workers honored for long-forgotten service in incredible ceremony

A WWII nurse parachuted into France as a special spy agent for the Allies

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A Native American became war chief of the Crow tribe through his WWII service

A 98-year-old WWII veteran with no family ate at Arby's every day, so they gave him free food for life

They've even given Doug their phone numbers, so if there's ever day he can't make it over, they deliver his order to the retirement home where he lives.

Austria is so sick of Nazis visiting Hitler's birthplace they're turning it into a police station

"The role of this building as a memorial to the Nazis has been permanently revoked."

A 92-year-old woman was reunited with the Jewish family she helped hide during the Holocaust

New Book Reveals The U.S.’s Secret WWII Prisoner Exchange Program

A new book details the secret prisoner exchange program implemented by the Roosevelt administration.

Image of the Day: Just Developed Photos of Pearl Harbor Attack [Update]

For nearly seven decades, this roll of film sat idle in an old Brownie camera. Just kidding. But the photos are still great.

Afghanistan: America's Longest War?

This is the 10th Veterans Day we've celebrated since the start of the war in Afghanistan. Does that mean it's our nation's longest war?

Image of the Day: Working to Honor Our Troops

As part of the war effort, an aircraft worker checks electrical assemblies at the Vega Aircraft Corporation in Burbank, California, in June, 1942.

Incredible Color Photographs of Depression-Era America

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U.S. Army enlistment rates from the Revolutionary War to today.

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They've even given Doug their phone numbers, so if there's ever day he can't make it over, they deliver his order to the retirement home where he lives.

"The role of this building as a memorial to the Nazis has been permanently revoked."

A new book details the secret prisoner exchange program implemented by the Roosevelt administration.

For nearly seven decades, this roll of film sat idle in an old Brownie camera. Just kidding. But the photos are still great.

This is the 10th Veterans Day we've celebrated since the start of the war in Afghanistan. Does that mean it's our nation's longest war?

As part of the war effort, an aircraft worker checks electrical assemblies at the Vega Aircraft Corporation in Burbank, California, in June, 1942.

U.S. Army enlistment rates from the Revolutionary War to today.

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