California's Colorado Desert is home to the Coachella Valley, as well as a deep history of training American soldiers. The General Patton Memorial Museum in Chiriaco Summit, which sits about 45 ...

Today's quote of the day by John Lennon explains why we should enjoy the present moment instead of only planning the future. Learn to live fully right now. Quote of the Day by John Lennon ( Photo ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Colorado State University's Adult Learner and Veteran Services Director Ben Schrader (right) acting in a scene in a short film for ...

LeRoy “Pete” Petersohn carried a lifetime of trauma from his experiences in World War II. As a medic in Gen. Patton’s Third Army, he saw horror on the battlefield and was himself injured in the Battle ...

JOINT BASE MYER-HENDERSON HALL, Va. — In a place steeped in military history, a new honor has been bestowed upon a legendary figure. Quarters 8 on Fort Myer, the residence of the vice chief of staff ...

In February 1945, a United Press International reporter interviewed an Oklahoma sniper credited with killing over 130 Germans. Sergeant Horace West told the correspondent his rifle was named after his ...

The Stillwater Amateur Radio Association is holding a special event this weekend at Belwin Conservancy’s Savanna Center in Afton to honor the Rev. George Metcalf. “Remembering Father Metcalf-WØJH” ...

Patton was not an ideal commander. But his fighting spirit was second to none—and continues to inspire military leaders in the United States today. The year 1945 is, in many respects, the year that ...

MANNHEIM, Germany – Eighty years after his death, the legacy of Gen. George S. Patton Jr. endures, yet his life was cut short not by a final, glorious battle, but by a mundane traffic accident on a ...

MANNHEIM, Germany — Eighty years after a traffic accident in postwar Germany fatally injured Gen. George S. Patton Jr., a small group including his granddaughter gathered Tuesday at the crash site to ...

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — He may not be able to see or hear very well these days, but that doesn't mean James Ramstad's mind has lost any of the sharpness that made him one of Detroit Lakes' top ...

Generations of Jewish families in Europe didn’t survive World War II — but one boy did and, eventually, he told the world what happened. Mitka Kalinski became known for his tales of survival and ...