How Spanish king became last hope for missing World War One soldiers' relatives
A vast archive of letters sent by relatives of soldiers missing in World War One seeking the help of Spain's King Alfonso ...
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Letters to a King: Uncovering World War I's Lost Soldiers
A newly published online archive contains nearly 190,000 letters sent to Spain's King Alfonso XIII during World War I, where ...
She was taken from her family when she was 8 months old. Her grandmother fought to find her.
Claudia Victoria Poblete Hlaczik found through a court-ordered DNA test that her parents were not related to her. She now ...
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Officer who ‘tried to kiss soldier’ refuses to answer questions at her inquest
Salisbury Coroner’s Court heard Gunner Beck pushed the senior officer away and left the room before phoning a friend, having ...
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52 Years After a US Spy Plane Was Shot Down over Laos, a Family Still Fights for Answers: Did the Crew All Perish or Were Half of Them Left Behind?
The peace treaty was signed. Prisoners of war were coming home. The last thing America needed was an international incident.
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From the Morgue: Cape military family drives to Alaska
In 1950, the Pirano family embarked on a daring 4,500-mile drive from Cape Girardeau to Fairbanks, Alaska, enduring extreme ...
Married sergeant ‘pinned down’ teenage soldier before she died in suspected suicide
Gunner Jaysley Beck had accepted an apology letter from BSM Michael Webber because she ‘didn’t want to make a fuss’, inquest ...
Who is Fort Bragg named after? Meet the man who stole a Nazi ambulance to save a soldier
In honor of Bragg’s service, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered Fort Liberty renamed Fort Bragg — this time for the ...
Hegseth’s visit to U.S. base in Germany met with student walkout
The civil disobedience by dozens of middle-schoolers — and some adults — was aimed at the Trump administration’s rollback of ...
Soldier, 19, 'pinned down' by sergeant 'lost faith' after his only punishment was writing apology letter
A 19-year-old solider who took her own life "lost faith" after a senior officer who was accused of pinning her down and ...
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Letters from the Lost: King Alfonso XIII’s Unseen Humanitarian Role in WWI
A historic archive of letters reveals King Alfonso XIII of Spain as a key figure in WWI humanitarian efforts, assisting families of missing soldiers by navigating complex diplomatic channels. The ...
Sergeant accused of trying to kiss teenage soldier refuses to answer questions at her inquest
Gunner Beck claimed Battery Sergeant Major Michael Webber told her he had been ‘waiting for a moment for them to be alone’ ...