Tag: military
The 70th anniversary of the Peoples Republic of China, which was marked on Tuesday by a mass military parade in the heart of Beijing, was less a historical commemoration than a political event. The Communist…
About half of Humboldt High School students graduate with some college credits, HHS principal John Johnson said at Monday nights school board meeting. And though they may not continue on to college, he considers them…
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump isnt taking no tanks for an answer on the Fourth of July. He said Monday that a display of U.S. military tanks will be part of a special event…
WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. and Russia accused each other of unsafe actions on Friday after an American guided-missile cruiser and a Russian destroyer came within 165 feet of each other in the Philippine Sea.…
Capt. Ed Raschen didn?t have a hint as to the significance a patch of the American flag would mean to Xavior Burrow on a recent Saturday evening at El Charro Mexican Restaurant. Raschen wasn?t aware…
Terese Yetzbacher lost her father when she was 9. Bill Yetzbacher, a World War II veteran, returned home to run Yetzbacher Liquor Store in downtown Iola. He?d been injured during the war, shot in the…
Private Blake Alan Mittelmeier, 18, Iola, graduated from the United States Marine Corps boot camp in San Diego Friday. Mittelmeier successfully completed 13 weeks of intense basic training as one of 86 recruits within Training…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) More than 75 years after Nicholas J. Gojmerac was last seen alive dragging a wounded comrade to safety during a World War II battle, his remains are back home in…
BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) A convoy of trucks carrying hundreds of civilians, including men, women and children, left the last enclave held by Islamic State militants in eastern Syria today, signaling a possible end to…
Forty years ago, military veterans made up roughly three-quarters of Congress. By 2017, the proportion had dwindled to fewer than one in five. The number of veterans on Capitol Hill will dip slightly again next…
