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Duty Calls: WWII soldier, Cohoes native ID'd after POW camp death
Army Maj. James J. O’Donovan, a native of Cohoes, was finally laid to rest 80 years after he died in a prisoner of war camp ...
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WWII soldier buried with full military honors 8 decades after his death as a POW
U.S. Army Maj. James J. O’Donovan, more than 80 years after he died as a POW during World War II, was laid to rest with full ...
Patriots’ Day: How far-right groups hijack history and patriotic symbols to advance their cause, according to an expert on extremism
On Patriots’ Day, far-right groups may use historical events and patriotic symbols to claim they are engaging in a ...
Army Major honored at Miramar National Cemetery, decades after death in World War II
U.S. Army Maj. James J. O'Donovan of Cohoes, New York, was interred Tuesday at the national cemetery, 83 years after his ...
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How Trump Worship Took Hold in Washington
The President is at the center of a brazenly transactional ecosystem that rewards flattery and lockstep loyalty.
Restoration continues at site that provided a spark for Revolution
A free outdoor interpretive program will be held today, Sunday and Monday at 8:30 p.m. on the courthouse steps across from ...
Joliet soldier Sgt. Jose Dueñez Jr., who died in Lithuania, remembered for kindness at funeral
JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- Family and friends gathered Friday for the funeral of Staff Sgt. Jose Dueñez Jr. Dueñez, who was from Joliet, was one of four soldiers killed in a training accident in Lithuania ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch2dOpinion
Commentary: The lingering myths of Paul Revere and the 'shot heard round the world'
Another myth is the claim that Revere shouted along the way, “the British are coming!” That shout did not appear in history ...
The National Interest2d
Toward America 4.0
If the Right were to win, America 4.0 would be a leaner, market-driven republic in which power and responsibility for ...
Smithsonian Magazine4d
Francis Scott Key, the Reluctant Patriot
In the “angry sea,” as Key described conditions on that stormy night, the flag-of ... or lasting military gain, the conflict did have beneficial consequences for the United States.