Russia again had only one tank in its big Victory Day military parade, and it was a World War II relic

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Victory Day military parade in Moscow
Ceremonial soldiers parade during 79th anniversary of the Victory Day in Red Square in Moscow, Russia on May 09, 2024.

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American Airlines is flying 70 World War II veterans to France for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings

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Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, from American Airlines
An American Airlines Boeing 787-9.

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A group of WWII-era scientists used themselves as guinea pigs to learn to breathe underwater. Their experiments helped make D-Day possible.

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A diver of the British Royal Navy is walking down a pier of Cherbourg harbor on
A diver from the British Royal Navy wore a self-contained suit without a cable attaching him to a ship in 1944.

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'America's greatest gift to Israel'

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A collage of Al Schwimmer
Without Al Schwimmer's aid to Israel, there would be no Israeli Air Force — and maybe no Israel.

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The top-secret 'Ghost Army' unit, which used inflatable tanks and costumes to fool Nazi Germany in WWII, was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal

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This photo provided by the Ghost Army Legacy Project shows a Jeep getting new bumper markings for special effects For decades, their mission during World War II was a secret.
This photo provided by the Ghost Army Legacy Project shows a Jeep getting new bumper markings for special effects For decades, their mission during World War II was a secret.

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US admiral says the fight against the Houthis in the Red Sea is the largest battle the Navy's fought since World War II

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An aerial view of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower together in the eastern Mediterranean on November 03, 2023.
Vice Adm. Brad Cooper told 60 Minutes' Norah O'Donnell that the US Navy has committed about 7,000 sailors to the Red Sea.

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Ukraine's military is shifting to a defensive strategy that failed Nazi Germany in WWII

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Ukrainian soldier of the 28th Mechanized Brigade fires with Carl-Gustaf Recoilless Rifle on Russian position on December 25, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Ukrainian soldier of the 28th Mechanized Brigade fires with Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle on Russian position on December 25, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

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Last veteran of America's famed WWII jungle fighting unit 'Merrill's Marauders' dies at 99

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Soldiers in Merrill's Marauders on patrol in the jungles of Burma on June 16, 1944.
Soldiers in Merrill's Marauders on patrol in the jungles of Burma on June 16, 1944.

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The WWII Tokyo firebombing was the deadliest air raid in history, with a death toll exceeding those of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Tokyo residents who lost their homes as a result of the U.S. bombings.
One million Japanese people lost their homes after the US bombing of Tokyo during World War II.

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A US Navy warship held together with coconut logs after a Japanese torpedo strike once sailed hundreds of miles in reverse to reach safe harbor

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The USS New Orleans was hit by a torpedo and lost her entire bow during the Battle of Tassafaronga on November 1942.
The USS New Orleans was hit by a torpedo and lost her entire bow during the Battle of Tassafaronga on November 1942.

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