Heath Garcia grew up telling friends his family was 'the true story of Saving Private Ryan, but with a happy ending where all ...

It was the 1940s and there was another great war going on. Men were called off to battle. Women were called to serve on the home front. It was a major shift in gender roles and social mores for the ...

BEDFORD — A simple navy blue dress adorns an artificial tree instead of ornaments and garland. Instead of a star, a vintage veiled hat is perched on top. The dress sleeves are draped across the front.

Lesson plan examining propaganda cartoons and other primary sources to analyze how young Americans have been mobilized for war. Students will analyze the intent and purpose behind these images and ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - This year, the United States of America is commemorating 80 years since the end of World War II. Thursday marks Japan’s surrender and the official end of the war. The WWII ...

Looking at such keepsakes as Kay Scholl's white honeymoon negligee made of dotted swiss curtains and the parachute-silk bed jacket she wore in the hospital after giving birth, it's easy to get the ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The WWII Wilmington Home Front Coalition will be hosting a V-J Day Remembrance and Celebration event next month. World War II historian Captain Wilbur Jones stopped by the ...

A Macomb Co. woman is the inspiration for a new "Rosie the Riveter" statue to be unveiled on Veterans Day at the World War II ...

WATERLOO -- A quilt speaks volumes. With each careful stitch, the quilter pieces together a story, and the thread connects each quilter to another across generations, genders and borders. Visitors to ...

This short film from Paramount Pictures tells the story of the ghost of a dead soldier who returns home. He encourages them to make sacrifices on the home front so that soldiers get the supplies they ...