Remains of Two West Virginia POWs Finally Identified
Families of two West Virginia veterans received a little bit of closure when it was announced this week that their remains have been identified after several decades. Sgt. William L. Harper, a Korean War soldier from White Sulphur Springs, and Pvt. Ira Warren from Seth, a World War II veteran, were both identified last year […]
The Biscari Massacre: Patton’s Soldiers Executed 73 Axis POWs, Then the Army Covered it Up
In February 1945, a United Press International reporter interviewed an Oklahoma sniper credited with killing over 130 Germans. Sergeant Horace West told the correspondent his rifle was named after his wife. He spoke of praying with his family before the deployment. “A man shouldn’t be too proud of killing another man,” West said. What the […]