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Television legend and longtime 'Tonight Show' sidekick Ed McMahon has passed away. He was 86 years old. McMahon died shortly after midnight at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. His publicist Howard Bragman didn't give a cause of death, but said Ed had a "multitude of health problems the last few mo...

Another code talker gone World War II Marine, combat veteran Matthew Martin dies Copyright © 2009 Gallup Independent By Karen Francis Diné Bureau WINDOW ROCK — A fourth Navajo Code Talker has died within five weeks. Matthew Martin of Crownpoint died from a lengthy illness June 22 at his home, his da...

Major Martin Clemens, who died on May 31 aged 94, was the district commissioner responsible for supplying the American 1st Marine division with intelligence as they sought to dislodge a 30,000-strong Japanese force from Guadalcanal Island in the Pacific during the Second World War. Aided by some 300...

An American team is preparing to recover one of two US Navy TBD Devastator bomber planes submerged since the Second World War battles in the Marshall Islands. The planes, which were relatively intact, were ditched in Jaluit Atoll in the Marshall Islands during a U.S. attack on Japanese forces in th...

Hi All I'm back from a Military vehicle week end that was held about 4hours drive North of Brisbane. I had a chance to take a ride in a WW2 LVT4 which was a pretty amazing experience, as I am a re-enactor of USMC. Cheers Cam http://i325.photobucket.com/albums/k384/west-front/P1020787.jpg http://i325...

HBO "The Pacific" Sneak Peek

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No remains at WWII bomber crash site A thorough search of the wreckage of an RAAF Lockheed Hudson bomber shot down in World War Two in Papua New Guinea has uncovered identity tags but no trace of the crew members. A RAAF investigation team of nine personnel spent a week at the wreck site on an isola...

Swamp Ghost sale illegal THE National Executive Council (NEC) decision to allow the Swamp Ghost wreck to be exported is an illegal decision and the NEC has actually participated in that conspiracy by giving an approval which it has no legal power to make. This was said in a joint statement issued ye...

Swamp Ghost sale illegal THE National Executive Council (NEC) decision to allow the Swamp Ghost wreck to be exported is an illegal decision and the NEC has actually participated in that conspiracy by giving an approval which it has no legal power to make. This was said in a joint statement issued ye...

Andy in West Oz wrote:Of all the people to lead the recovery, I am glad it was Rob Greinert. From what I have seen over the years, he knows the rules, he respects the locals and he respects the heritage. Can't do any better than that.CheersAndy

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http://www.thenational.com.pg/091008/nation8.php Salvaged war plane to be shipped to US THE American war plane B17E Flying Fortress Bomber, named Swamp Ghost, used during the Second World War and salvaged from the Agiambo swamp in Oro province, will soon be shipped back to the US after being in PNG ...