Tag: world war ii
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At Pueblo Chemical Depot, Hitler’s Nazi propaganda art was hidden away
When it was deactivated in 2024, the U.S. Army’s Pueblo Chemical Depot wrapped up an 82-year history dating back to World War II. Preparing for the closure, the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant on the site had spent a year destroying the toxic stockpile safely stored there since the 1950s of more than 780,000 military…
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Fort Carson soldiers honor 19-year-old who died liberating France to mark 82nd anniversary of D-Day
The 4th Infantry Division honored a 19-year-old private who landed on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day during a ceremony in France earlier this week. Service members and local community members recognized the life of Pvt. 1st Class Paul E. Duquette and unveiled a memorial stone erected in his honor in Normandy. Duquette was the…
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Southern Colorado library will host ‘Americans and the Holocaust’ traveling exhibit
Following a successful two-year tour of 50 libraries across the U.S., the “Americans and the Holocaust” traveling exhibit is returning to Colorado. The display, which chronicles the country’s relationship with one of the largest mass killings in history, will spend five weeks at Rawlings Library in Pueblo. During its nationwide tour from 2021 to 2023,…
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COLUMN: A time to honor World War II veterans
Veterans Day is important in the Pikes Peak region. We devote much time and attention to giving honor where it is due. As we should. This is a military oriented region with about 45,000 active-duty military members, Guard, and Reserve personnel. This is in addition to about 15,000 federal civilian employees plus 90,000 veterans and…
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At 101, Colorado Springs WWII medic honors those lost in the Pacific
Walter Knight left for the Pacific Theater of World War II in 1943, armed with an Army medic bag instead of a rifle. He got selected for the job in part because he had some experience working with patients, transporting them around the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., his hometown. While caring for soldiers during…
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Photo exhibit honors fallen local World War II heroes
John Frank Rozar, a graduate of Colorado Springs High School (now Palmer High School) who went on to join the Navy, was one of more than 2,400 American service members killed in the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. Kenneth Lee Moore, a Colorado Springs native and 2nd Lieutenant with the Army Air Forces, was…
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‘The spirit of ’45’: Colorado Springs veterans commemorate 80th anniversary of end of WWII
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Generations of veterans gathered Wednesday at Pikes Peak National Cemetery to remember those who fought for America’s freedom in World War II, on the day Japan surrendered to American troops 80 years ago. A hazy day at the cemetery did not mute the tangible solitude…
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Pikes Peak National Cemetery to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Pikes Peak National Cemetery will mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on Wednesday. The event marking President Harry Truman’s announcement of the unconditional surrender of Japan will feature taps, a rifle salute, a wreath dedication and military honors. Truman…
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Fort Carson soldier honors family history amid the 81st anniversary of D-Day
A Fort Carson soldier honored his family’s history this week in France ahead of commemorating the 81st anniversary of D-Day on Friday. On Monday, Sgt. John Simmons visited the grave of his great-great-uncle Cpl. Raymond Parry in St. Mihiel American Cemetery, marking the first time in 95 years a member of the family visited the…
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Grandson of fallen World War II hero makes case for public memorial in Colorado Springs
An official proclamation declaring Dec. 7 as Pearl Harbor Day has been a longstanding tradition for the El Paso County Board of Commissioners. But Tuesday’s ceremonial reading, held during a board meeting at Centennial Hall, was a little different. Dave Griffin, the grandson of fallen World War II hero Daniel T. Griffin, flew in from…