The wildfires burning across Europe this summer have exposed a potentially deadly threat lurking beneath the blackened landscape: rusty bombs and mines from World War I and II.
When visitors drive through parts of Marin City, they're welcomed by banners highlighting the Black shipyard workers and the area's rich history.
Kenneth Stickley, a 101-year-old Army veteran, is honored for his 35 years of service. In front of his family and fellow residents at Ivy Park in Burbank, Stickley shared memories of his time serving during World War II, the Korean war and the Vietnam war.
The number of living World War II veterans lessens each year. A SoCal artist wants to keep their stories alive, one illustration and interview at a time.
When World War II broke out, the Philippines were a U.S. colony, and their soldiers fought as American soldiers. They were promised U.S. citizenship at the end of the war. Those who survived were granted citizenship, but those who were killed never got that chance.
The Japanese city of Nagasaki marked 80 years since the U.S. atomic attack that killed tens of thousands and left survivors who hope their harrowing memories can help make their hometown the last place on Earth to be hit by a nuclear bomb.