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“Already wounded in the arm and wrist, [the colonel] rallied a makeshift assault force of soldiers from Companies F, G, and H and led them from the beach through the draw.”

“The terrifying carnage inflicted on soldiers that had preceded them ashore was impossible to miss.”

“Later he swam out and tried to help some others, but found only dead.”

While pretending to surrender, “the Germans pulled the old trick of dropping to the ground while a machine gun behind them killed the [Americans]. “

“Private Shroudy had been dropped by a bullet just before reaching the hole; it came directly at his heart but was stopped and deflected by a half-crown piece in his pocket.”

“The company learned with surprise how much small arms fire a man can run through without getting hit.”

Roanoke and Wonju, South Korea, have been sister cities for 60 years. A triptych given to Roanoke by a South Korean artist is the centerpiece of a new exhibit at the Taubman Museum of Art.

A World War II veteran from Abingdon whose remains were unidentified for decades was buried this week at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, six years after his remains were accounted for by the U.S. government. James Holzhauer, who was born Nov. 5, 1913, in Abingdon, died from the attack on Pearl Harbor on […]

“Dorothy Gillespie: Courage, Independence, and Color” will have its Roanoke premiere Wednesday at the Grandin Theatre. A Q&A will follow with the filmmakers and the artist’s family.

Henry County this week will continue the process of convincing state officials to sign off on $1 million in renovation funding for the Fieldale Recreation Center.  On Friday, the county administrator will submit a request to the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development for access to $1 million that has been earmarked for renovations […]