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Taylor Swift. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Ninety-six-year-old Cyrus Porter might just be one of Taylor Swift’s oldest fans. In a recent TV interview, the World War II veteran shared his adoration for the pop star and talked about her concerts he had attended in St. Louis and Memphis, Tenn., expressing his hope to see her one more time. He never could have imagined the concert would come to his own home.
That interview must have caught the attention of Swift, who made…
Saturday, June 6, marks the 71st anniversary of D-Day; the day 150,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Nazi-occupied Normandy, France, and turned the tides of World War II irreversibly.
Louis Zamperini, Olympic runner and World War II POW, whose incredible story gained wide recognition due to the best-selling 2010 biography Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, has died. He was 97.
Matwich, who saw his first Indians game in 1933, speaks modestly of the impressive WWII service record which prompted the tribute’s selection board to single him out, saying “I don’t see myself in the sense of being a hero, but I have seen a lot.”
Articles speaking more in depth of Ray and his extraordinary service and life can be found linked to from his PeekYou profile.. Head on over and check it out here.
