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Students and staff at Normandin Middle School welcomed Holocaust survivor Alfrede Myerson, who spoke about living in Germany as a Jewish teenager during the Holocaust.

A flying museum is visiting New Bedford this week.

NEW BEDFORD — Dozens of people gathered around the memorial M4 Sherman tank at Fort Taber Military Park Sunday to pay their respects to servicemen lost over 70 years ago off Slapton Sands in Devon, England.

Dozens gathered at Fort Taber Military Park in New Bedford's south end Sunday afternoon to pay tribute to the 749 American soldiers and sailors lost at sea during Exercise Tiger nearly 72 years ago.

Local veterans gathered at Fort Rodman - Fort Taber Military Park Sunday to honor the fallen servicemen killed during Exercise Tiger. The D-Day dry run off the coast of Devon, England resulted in the deaths of 749 soldiers after a surprise attack by German submarines.

Most people are familiar with the events leading up to and during WWII. However, I didn't realize to what extent women assisted in the war, particularly in regard to the Manhattan Project. "The Girls Of Atomic City" gives the reader a unique view inside the walls of "Reservation" at Oak Ridge, Tenn.

A military projectile possibly dating to the World War II era has been destroyed after it was found on a Wellfleet beach. A fisherman found the device in the sand at Marconi Beach at about 3 p.m. Wednesday and alerted authorities. The state police bomb squad responded and the device was blown up on the beach at about 7 p...

A World War II veteran and his grandson shared a special moment during Wednesday night's graduation ceremony at Greater New Bedford Voc Tech High School.

Local veterans are honoring their lost and fallen brothers with a new memorial in Fairhaven. The Chair of Honor was officially unveiled at Fairhaven Town Hall Monday afternoon. World War II veteran Jim Leal is the man behind the memorial...

A unique restoration project is being unveiled Friday. Dennis Hudon and his staff at N.C. Hudon Inc., completely restored a World War Two-era torpedo that's being donated to the Fort Taber Military Museum. Hudon tells WBSM News the 1944 General Electric torpedo was actually built in nearby Newport...