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• 88-Year Old Earns Eagle Scout

  Published: July 30, 2007, 1:42 pm

  Tags: Lessons Learned, Boy Scout, Eagle Scout, Navy, Walter Hart, World War 2

  received the Eagle Scout award that he earned more than 70 years ago.Walter Hart earned 23 of 120 merit badges in 1923. 21 badges are needed to achieve Eagle Scout.However, in between the time he was to receive his reward and completing the requirements, he went off to war....the US Navy. He rediscovered his old Boy Scout memorabilia last

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• Nazi war criminal Heinz Barth dies in Germany

  Published: August 13, 2007, 7:13 pm

  Tags: Death, History, World War 2, Germany

  Nazi war criminal Heinz Barth, convicted for atrocities including the massacre of 642 people in the French village of Oradour, has died.

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• Auschwitz survivor discovers Nazi neighbour

  Published: September 22, 2007, 2:50 am

  Tags: History, Immigration, World War 2, Germany, United States

  An 84 year old American survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp has discovered his next-door neighbour in a quiet Arizona retirement community was a Nazi.

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• Alleged war criminal granted stay on extradition

  Published: September 25, 2007, 5:00 pm

  Tags: Law Crime Justice, Crime, Courts Trials, International Law, World War 2, Murder Manslaughter, Australia, Perth 6000, Hungary

  The Perth Magistrates Court has suspended all extradition proceedings against a man accused of committing war crimes during World War II to allow him to challenge the action in the High Court of Australia.

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• 110,000 Japanese rally over war suicides row

  Published: September 29, 2007, 9:47 am

  Tags: History, World Politics, World War 2, Japan

  About 110,000 people staged a rally in Okinawa against the Government's move to instruct publishers to delete references to Japanese troops forcing islanders to commit suicide during World War II.

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• Government Folds to Protestors - 100,000 of them

  Published: October 2, 2007, 5:18 pm

  Tags: International Education, Changes, Government, Japan, Mass Suicide, Okinawa, Textbook, Tokyo, World War 2

  of the Japanese during the war.

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• Steel Fury Demo - Combat Simulation with Tanks

  Published: October 12, 2007, 1:36 pm

  Tags: Gamer Life, Computer, Games, Game Companies, Discuss Games, Pc Games, Steel Fury, World War 2 Games, Wwii

  by the Red Army from May 12 to May 28, 1942. In the course of German counterattack, begun May 17, 1942, three Soviet Armies were surrounded and forced through fierce fighting to leave from the “meat grinder” of the “Barvenkovskiy Kotel”. Check out the Steel Fury combat simulation demo by clicking on the badge below or

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• World War diggers honoured with new memorial

  Published: October 12, 2007, 11:00 pm

  Tags: Community Society, History, Veterans, World War 1, World War 2, Canberra 2600

  The Australian War Memorial has honoured the World War I and II servicemen from the 19th Australian Infantry Battalion with a new plaque.

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• Japanese soldier's postcard reaches friend after 64 years

  Published: October 21, 2007, 4:00 am

  Tags: History, Human Interest, Offbeat, Unrest Conflict War, World War 2, Japan, Burma, United States

  A postcard mailed by a Japanese soldier from a World War II battlefield in Burma has reached his friend 64 years after it was sent, thanks to a Japanese exchange student and the family of a former US soldier who kept the card.

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• Govt to inject $16m for Kokoda Track heritage listing

  Published: October 23, 2007, 2:47 am

  Tags: Environmental Management, Government Politics, Federal Government, Foreign Affairs, World War 2, Australia, Papua New Guinea

  Federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced Australia will give Papua New Guinea nearly $16 million to help gain world heritage listing for the Kokoda Track.

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• Aus Navy destroys hundreds of WWII bombs in Solomons

  Published: October 27, 2007, 4:45 am

  Tags: Community Society, History, Defence National Security, Defence Forces, Navy, World War 2, Australia, Solomon Islands

  Australian Navy divers and the Solomon Islands police force have disposed of more than 400 shells and bombs left over form World War II.

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• Mining firm urged to leave Kokoda Track alone

  Published: October 31, 2007, 6:00 pm

  Tags: Business Economics And Finance, Industry, Community And Society, History, World War 2, Copper, Australia, Papua New Guinea

  Historians and trekking operators say plans to re-route the Kokoda Track to accommodate a copper mine will desecrate a significant World War II icon.

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• Remembrance Day to honour modern-day diggers

  Published: November 10, 2007, 3:00 pm

  Tags: Community And Society, History, Defence And National Security, Defence Forces, Unrest Conflict And War, World War 1, World War 2, Australia

  The Returned Services League (RSL) wants people to remember those Australian soldiers who have died in current theatres of war this Remembrance Day.

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• PM acknowledges sacrifices on Remembrance Day

  Published: November 10, 2007, 7:20 pm

  Tags: Community And Society, History, Defence And National Security, Defence Forces, Unrest Conflict And War, World War 1, World War 2, Howard John, Australia, Act, Canberra 2600, Nsw, Sydney 2000, Darwin 0800, Qld, Brisbane 4000, Adelaide 5000, Tas, Hobart 7000, Vic, Melbou

  Prime Minister John Howard has used his Remembrance Day address to focus on the sacrifice of past and current Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel.

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• Neo-Nazis, protesters clash in Czech Republic

  Published: November 10, 2007, 11:41 pm

  Tags: Community And Society, History, Race Relations, World War 2, Czech Republic

  There have been clashes in Prague between neo-Nazis and protesters trying to block their right-wing march.

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