Earl McCorkle lost it in the Rhine River during the Battle of Remagen in 1945. A World War II soldier’s helmet has been returned to an Elizabeth family after 80 years in an unexpected reunion. Earl Mc ...

had been given one by a visiting British World War II soldier. “The saxophone was the instrument, coming up, that had the sound closest to the human voice,” Barge told Virginia Living in 2007.

Koehler “passed away early this morning in Berlin… after a short, serious illness surrounded by his family”, the German presidency said. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) Germany’s former ...

During World War II, Earl L. McCorkle from Elizabeth ... along with thousands of U.S. soldiers, were in a full sprint to Berlin. Most bridges were destroyed by the retreating Germans on the ...

It is a reunion 80 years in the making. During World War II, Earl L. McCorkle from Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, was fighting the Germans while trying to cross the Rhine River. But it was during the ...

Germany's former president Horst Koehler, who also once headed the International Monetary Fund and was a strong backer of Africa, died Saturday aged 81 after a brief illness. Koehler, head of ...

Koehler, an economist by training, was the first German president who was not a career politician. Before becoming president he was the head of the International Monetary Fund in Washington.

An economist by training, he was the first German head of state who was not a career politician. Before becoming president he was the head of the IMF in Washington from 2000 to 2004, and also ...