SAN FRANCISCO, CA (AP).- The USS Iowa supported U.S. forces fighting the Japanese during World War II and helped tankers safely navigate the Persian Gulf in the Iran-Iraq War. Though the ship has long since been out of service, its final battle is stil…
Two California Groups Want Historic Decommissioned Navy Ship as a Tourist Attraction
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (AP).- The USS Iowa supported U.S. forces fighting the Japanese during World War II and helped tankers safely navigate the Persian Gulf in the Iran-Iraq War. Though the ship has long since been out of service, its final battle is stil…
Museum of the Confederacy Opens Civil War Message, Decodes It: No Help Coming
RICHMOND, VA.- A glass vial stopped with a cork during the Civil War has been opened, revealing a coded message to the desperate Confederate commander in Vicksburg on the day the Mississippi city fell to Union forces 147 years ago. The dispatch offere…
Pearl Harbor Marks 65th Anniversary of World War II’s End
PEARL HARBOR (AP).- Like many other vets, Don Fosburg marked the anniversary of World War II’s end reflecting on a victory dearly earned and on men who helped make that happen but never came home. “You start to thinking about the guys that you knew. Yo…
Pearl Harbor Marks 65th Anniversary of World War II’s End
PEARL HARBOR (AP).- Like many other vets, Don Fosburg marked the anniversary of World War II’s end reflecting on a victory dearly earned and on men who helped make that happen but never came home. “You start to thinking about the guys that you knew. Yo…