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Lansing State Journal on MSN1d
Fight to award Dorie Miller Medal of Honor goes on. What to know about the WWII sailor
More than 80 years after his heroic actions, supporters are urging Congress to award World War II sailor Dorie Miller the ...
South Arkansas Sun2d
How one WWII battleship’s crew flooded their own ship to keep killing Germans beyond their gun range
Shutterstock USS Texas Blasts German Defenses at Normandy The USS Texas BB-35 sits permanently moored in the Houston Ship Channel, where visitors can walk the same decks where sailors made history on ...
Officials press for Dorie Miller, a World War II hero, to be awarded the Medal of Honor
More than 80 years later, officials, veterans and civil rights groups, are urging Congress to award World War II hero Dorie ...
South Arkansas Sun5d
How a Texas sharecropper’s son became the first Black recipient of the Navy Cross
Wikimedia Commons/National Museum of the U.S. Navy US Navy Sailor Doris "Dorie" Miller, first black recipient of the Navy ...
The Aviationist on MSN6d
TH-57 Landing on USS Lexington Marks the End of an Era in Naval Helicopter Training
TH-57 lands aboard decommissioned aircraft carrier to join Museum collection as the U.S. Navy Navy transitions to the new TH-73A Thrasher. On Jul. 30, ...
Space.com on MSN5d
SpaceX fires up Starship spacecraft ahead of 10th test flight (video, photos)
SpaceX just fired up its newest Starship spacecraft on Thursday (July 31), to help prep the vehicle for an upcoming test flight. The company conducted a "static fire" trial with the 171-foot-tall (52 ...
Starship Flight 10: SpaceX fires up megarocket for next launch from South Texas
SpaceX is preparing its 400-foot Starship rocket for its next launch from South Texas, which Elon Musk has hinted could occur ...