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A hardback edition of “The Hobbit” is back on the shelves at the Ithaca, New York library after traveling around the world with a Marine. Bob James checked the book out from the library before he went into the Marines in 1979. He took it with him and shared it with others. James believes it was passed…

Kelly and Gareth Gravell found a 3-foot-wide metal ball on a Welsh beach while on a family outing. Erin, 6 and Ellis, 4 happily clambered over the object that their parents thought was a harmless barnacle-covered buoy that had washed up on the beach. A few days later local officials discovered that it…

FBI Director James requires every new FBI special agent and intelligence analyst to go to the Holocaust Museum. He says, “I want them to learn about the abuse of authority on a breathtaking scale. I want them to see humanity and what we are capable of. I want them to see that, although this slaughter…

Hiroo Onoda died in January 2014. Onoda was a lieutenant in the Japanese army stationed on the Philippine island of Lubang during World War II. When his commander left the island he ordered Onoda to stay and fight. He carried out those orders faithfully for the next 29 years. The Japanese government…

John Demjanjuk recently died. Mr. Demjanjuk had quite a life. Born in the Ukraine, he began WWII in the Russian Army. The German Army captured and imprisoned him. After that, his life story is in dispute. He migrated to the US in 1952 and lived an upstanding American life until Israel accused him of…

The movie Argo is set in November 1979 Iran and depicts a mob of angry locals outside the gate of the United States embassy. Tempers erupted. Cries of angry voices blared. Sounds of breaking chains and windows reverberated through the embassy compound. Finally the Iranians rushed into the building. That…

A deserter from the United States Air Force who has lived secretly in Sweden for the past 28 years has finally come out of hiding. David Hemler and a friend left an Air Force base in Germany after getting involved with a pacifist group and becoming disillusioned with the policies of President Ronald…

When Ellie Hasbani lost his leg to a land mine during the civil war in Lebanon in 1975, he had no idea what he Lord would do with his life. During the war, Hasbani saw death and destruction all around him, and ended up hating his life because of what he had become. When the mine exploded, Hasbani was…

A new study has lead researchers to consider new treatments for military veterans who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. The research surveyed over 200 active-duty marines and found seven percent of the service men were likely suffering from PTSD after being home for three months. Traditionally…

You could cut the tension with a knife. It was universal. Not a face in the town square didn’t contort with the furrow of fear. It was palpable. Everyone seemed worried except . . . except the king. That was strange because, while others may be left with their lives once the invaders breached the wall,…

Worship songwriter, Brian Doerksen writes, The gathering of the church is meant to be a number of things: a hospital to heal the sick and wounded; a family where everyone is accepted; a school where we are taught the Word of God; and an army that engages and defeats the Enemy to see the kingdom of God…

92 years after the fighting ended, the First World War finally came to a close. The War officially ended when the nation of Germany paid off the final chunk of war reparations imposed by the Treaty of Versailles which was signed in 1919. The treaty forced the German nation to pay compensation to Belgium…

During the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, England and Germany were playing soccer while their fans were cheering them on. What a difference 65 years can make. Back in 1944 it was a different picture between these two countries. These two countries were at war with each other in WW II. If it wasn’t for…

James Livingston keeps his promises. Some of them just take a long time. In 1942 his parents allowed him to enlist in the army to fight in WW II. He had to promise to get his high school diploma when he returned. “Through the years,” James says, “I have thought to myself; ‘you promised your momma you…

For 100 days in 1994 Rwanda was a killing field. Saveri Nemeye was one of the aggressors. With a machete he brutally killed Rosaria Bankundiye’s husband and their four children. Released from prison in 2004, Saveri went to Rosaria and begged for forgiveness. Rosaria considered his request and then granted…

In his book on Crazy Horse and Custer, Stephen Ambrose tells of the 1857 war council held by the Sioux tribes. They were concerned with the whites who were moving into their country in ever greater numbers. At the council there were from 5000 to 7500 Sioux from all but one of the Sioux nations. All of…

The more vigilant you are, the fewer opportunities the devil will have to attack you. Deception has been a part of warfare since the Trojan horse. During WWII, it became high art. Members of the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops used special "weapons" such as dummy planes, tanks, anti-aircraft guns, and…

PROVIDENCE Former Major League baseball player Jack Lohrke earned the nickname “Lucky” because it wasn’t his time. In two major World War II battles, Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge, the enemy killed the soldier next to him. This happened not just once, but four times in the two battles. After the…

Prayer I remember the dark cloud well. Not the kind that tornados descended from or that released the frightening thunderstorms, but the dark cloud of war that hung over my grade school years during the Vietnam Conflict. The news coverage in those days were bland by today's standards, but the images…

MEMORIAL DAY Only a fraction of the brave men and women who put on a uniform ever receive America's highest decoration for bravery: The Medal of Honor. That's as it should be. Since WWII to the action in Somalia, only 839 people were awarded the Medal of Honor 513 died earning it. One of the recipients…

At the 2009 Oscar telecast Bill Maher was chosen to present the award in the documentary category. While presenting the award Maher commented, “Someday, we all have to confront the notion that our silly gods cost the world too greatly.” --World Magazine, March 14, 2009 p. 10 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson…

WAR & RELIGION "Religion is clearly not the major cause of war." According to Vincent Carroll of Denver's Rocky Mountain News, "The two major sources of bloodletting in the 20th century were communism and fascism, or Nazism." He said. Retired Army Lt. Col. Bob Maginnis agrees. Those who are truly orthodox…

HELMET OF SALVATION A British Royal Marine was shot in the head four times during a firefight in the Iraqi port city of Umm Qasr, has lived to tell about it. After he was caught in the enemy’s gun sights, four bullets ripped through the outer camouflage of Eric Walderman’s standard issue helmet. Though…

TRADITION Troops from Denmark have joined the Security force in Iraq. Though the Danes are struggling with temperatures around 120, they are prepared for the worst—a blizzard. The 400 soldiers from Denmark reported to Iraq equipped with snow shovels, brooms, and a lawnmower to help them fulfill their…

Valor Robert Preston Taylor had reason to pray. During World War II, he served as a chaplain in battle, participated in the Bataan Death March and spent more than three years in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941, they also dropped bombs on Manila, where…