Joe Harris, 108, Dies; Thought to Be the Oldest World War II Paratrooper
He was a member of a segregated unit in the Pacific Northwest that fought forest fires set off by Japanese balloon bombs.
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Taiwan holds military drills to defend against the threat of a Chinese invasion
Troops in red helmets representing ... first introduced to the U.S. Army in 1959 but significantly upgraded by Taiwan. Taiwan is gradually replacing some of them with M1 Abrams tanks and the ...
Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving WWII paratrooper, has died
Sgt. Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving World War II paratrooper and a member of the U.S. Army’s first all-Black parachute infantry battalion, has died. He was 108.
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US Army and FAA in the hot seat publicly for the first time since January’s fatal midair collision
Family members of some of the 67 people killed in January’s midair collision in Washington listened to the US Army and Federal Aviation Administration take fiery questions from lawmakers for the ...
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Vehicle found in hunt for American soldiers missing in Lithuania, US army says
A vehicle has been found in the hunt for four American soldiers who went missing while training in Lithuania, the US Army said on Wednesday. The search for the missing soldiers - who were at the ...
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US Army Corps to narrow list of emergency energy projects by next week
a U.S. Army Corps official told Reuters. The Army Corps, a federal engineering service with permitting authority over projects involving wetlands and waterways, posted in February a list of more ...
Hero pilot from NKY to be laid to rest 81 years after death in Germany during WWII
De Jarnette was killed on April 8, 1944, while serving as the pilot of a B-24 Liberator bomber with the 732nd Bombardment Squadron.