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Fort Worth police say 'Colonel Mike' created an elaborate ruse about a military career

When Brig. Gen. G.B. McDowell passed away on Veterans Day 2011 near Seattle, condolences in an online guest book lifted up his son, Col. Michael Douglas McDowell.

21:48 May 25, 2013

Survivor, rescuer reunite at Maine B-52 crash site

After surviving a deadly B-52 bomber crash and a night on a frozen mountainside, Gerald Adler, injured and frostbitten, could recall only the red handlebar mustache of his rescuer. For the first time in 50 years, the retired Air Force captain came face-to-face with the mustachioed medic.

17:32 May 25, 2013

Vet's heroism in Battle of the Bulge may yield nation's highest military honor

World War II paratrooper units were light on their feet — they carried everything on their backs and didn't travel in armored vehicles. So when James "Maggie" Megellas saw the German Mark V Panther tank bearing down on his platoon in Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge, he stuck his hands into his pockets and pulled out two grenades. Then he ran toward the deadly machine whose 75mm guns could pierce any Allied tank.

03:34 May 25, 2013

Honor Flight founder gets national honor

With more than 20,000 World War II veterans on a waiting list to receive a free trip to Washington, D.C., and 900 of them dying every day, Earl Morse is happy to get as much free publicity as he can for Honor Flight.

01:14 May 25, 2013

Veteran entrepreneurs lowering jobless rate to below civilian levels

As more former service personnel turn to entrepreneurship, they're generating jobs that are helping to cut the unemployment rate for veterans to a four-year low of 6.2 percent in April, lower than the 6.9 percent rate for adult non-veterans.

16:46 May 24, 2013

Pa. man remembers encounter with the last Union soldier

Despite the march of time, 102-year-old Albert Woolson held on to the rhythm to carry the tune.

16:42 May 24, 2013

 

 

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