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President Trump listens as 98-year-old Navy veteran Mickey Ganitch belts out the song "Remember Pearl Harbor" at the White House on Dec. 7. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
Pearl Harbor Vet, 98, Shows Trump How It Was Done

Mickey Ganitch was getting ready for a football game when bombs started falling at Pearl Harbor.

Navy chaplain Aloysius H. Schmitt is being honored with the Silver Star medal 76 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Photo courtesy of his family
76 Years After Pearl Harbor, Navy Awards New Medals for Battle Heroism

Two men whose valor had been previously overlooked are being recognized decades later.

The battleship USS West Virginia engulfed in flames and smoke during the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Photo via the Department of Veterans Affairs
Pearl Harbor Ship Logs Memorialize Start of World War II

Ships logs from Pearl Harbor tell of ice cream deliveries and the beginning of battle.

The unique way that PFC Harold Schultz carrried his rifle -- because of a broken shoulder strap -- helped identify him as the sixth man represented by the iconic Iwo Jima memorial.
Iwo Jima Flag Raiser's Name Is Wrong in Government Brochure

Official brochures still list the wrong person as one of six men who took part in the iconic flag-raising at Iwo Jima.

Architect Frank Gehry, center, joins Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission members and Eisenhower family members in the groundbreaking for the memorial in Washington, Nov. 2, 2017.  (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
After 17-Year Effort, Construction Begins on Eisenhower Memorial

The government recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Eisenhower Memorial on the National Mall.

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Museum Launches Virtual Tours of Historic US Bombers
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China Distorts History Ahead of World War II Commemoration

China spent last week excoriating Japan for twisting the history of World War II while spreading distortions of its own on...

PT-305’s first crew included Torpedoman First Class James Nerison, top row, second from left. (Courtesy: The National WWII Museum)
WWII Veterans Aim to Relive History with Restored PT Boat

A PT boat that sank three German ships in the Mediterranean is being restored at the National World War II Museum.

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