Obama marks Holocaust victims at Buchenwald site
President Barack Obama toured the Buchenwald concentration camp and spoke on vigilance against evil and cruelty within all people. He honored the 56,000 dead and thousands who survived, cited his great uncle's liberation of Ohrdruf, and urged unity toward a lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians. He vowed to push peace efforts with envoy George Mitchell and referenced his Cairo outreach to Muslims.
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Germany
Barack Obama
Buchenwald
Obama
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
George J. Mitchell
Middle East
Cairo
U.S
West
Charlie Payne
89Th
Ohrdruf
Payne
George W. Bush
Auschwitz Concentration Camp
Poland
Markus Schreiber
Elie Wiesel
Debris hunt for Flight 447 yields no confirmed wreckage
No confirmed wreckage from Air France Flight 447 has been found amid an intensive international search. Brazil reports debris sightings later deemed unrelated, while France says no signs of the Airbus A330 have been located. officials will verify any recovered debris before disclosure.
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Air France
Associated Press
Air Force
Ramon Cardoso
France
Dominique Bussereau
Bussereau
RTL Radio
French Defense Ministry
Eisenhower's vision guides U S military thinking today
On the Normandy invasion anniversary, Ike's blend of hard power and diplomacy influences modern doctrine in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Eisenhower Library holds millions of records detailing his WWII leadership and postwar views, including a London dinner speech linking strength to peace. He stressed keeping America engaged abroad to prevent a repeat of earlier withdrawal.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Hitler
Europe
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U.S
Iraq
Afghanistan
Eisenhower Presidential Library
Jim Leverzapf
Eisenhower Library
America
Germany
NATO
London
Lawrence veteran recalls D-Day deed and memorial bridge
Lawrence man Creek, a former 507th Parachute Infantry sergeant, survived D-Day chaos at Cherbourg area, later took command to seize a bridge at Chef-du-Pont. He returned to action after wounds, retired colonel in 1967, now features in Topeka museum commemorations and WW II retrospectives. His story is tied to Eisenhower’s Normandy invasion and the enduring legacy of those who served.
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Swensen
Midwest
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Manhattan
Europe
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Marshall
Lindholm
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507Th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Chef-du-Pont
Museum of the
Kansas National Guard
Topeka
Forbes Field
S.W. Topeka Blvd
France
Normandy
Erwin Rommel
George Patton
Calais
Dusseldorf
Army
Vietnam
Kansas City
Kansas University Hospital
Florine
Lawrence
Cindy Maude
Mike
Stephen Ambrose
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Brown’s Shoe Fit CO
Massachusetts
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