WWII veterans denied parachute jump for age limits
Cleveland AP report notes a group of World War II veterans will not parachute into the Normandy anniversary due to age. Howard Greenberg, 79, calls it disappointing as he would honor Jewish friends killed in the war. Organizer Bob McCaffery says the Army recognizes their training but cites injury risk at a major ceremony.
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Photo credited to Missouri shooter sparks citation swap
Harold Campbell's 1945 diary notes a kamikaze strike during the Okinawa battle while a cook used a 161 mm camera. Historians now reexamine the famous Zero image credited to Len Schmidt, acknowledging Campbell's evidence and the son's donation of the full Missouri memorabilia collection.
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