Just follow orders or obey the law? What US troops told us about refusing illegal commands

Several emphasized the U.S. political situation directly in their remarks, stating they’d disobey “oppression or harming U.S. civilians that clearly goes against the Constitution” or an order for “use ...

Quincy High School presents Women of Troy. War told through the victims' eyes

Quincy High School's drama program presents "The Women of Troy," the tragic retelling of the Trojan War as experience by ...

WWII nurses team up to seek recognition

At age 106, Alice Darrow can clearly recall her days as a nurse during World War II, part of a pioneering group that dodged ...
WOODTV.com

Veterans recall the changing role of women in combat

Diane Abbott, Rhea Pruett and Courtney Peden served in different roles in the military, but they walked away with similar experiences.
Tribune Chronicle

Cemetery tour highlights Civil War vets

The date selected for this event was between Veterans Day, Nov. 11, and Nov. 19, which is when President Abraham Lincoln gave ...

Women Describe Horrors They Endured in Assad’s Prisons

Under the Syrian dictator’s rule, the wives and children of rebels were seized as leverage. Some are now speaking about their ...
The New Arab

First major winter rains pummel Gaza and destroy makeshift shelters

Gaza’s Mawasi camp is overwhelmed by flooding as winter storms hit, exposing fragile shelters and deepening the humanitarian ...
Local News Matters

WWII nurses who braved battlefields deserve Congressional Gold Medal, advocates say

AT AGE 106, Alice Darrow can clearly recall her days as a nurse during World War II, part of a pioneering group that dodged bullets as they hauled packs ...