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Before Liborio Joseph Dorato died in 1994, the proud and humble World War II Navy veteran had revealed little to his family about his time in the service or how he was injured during the campaign to occupy the Marshall Islands in the winter of 1944. The Staten Island, New York, native, born to parents of Italian descent, enlisted at age 20. He serv...

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A group of Mount Notre Dame High School students made history in Italy this week, honoring Hamilton County soldiers who were killed in World War II. The kids are abroad for a Model UN Conference and to further their work on Operation Anzio. They've been going non-stop ever since touching down in Rome this past Wednesday. Operation Anzio was started...

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A WWII veteran was recognized for his services at the American Italian Heritage Museum on Friday. Back in 2014, Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy recognized Father Anthony Sidoti as the Albany County Honor-a-Vet for his service during WWII. On Friday, McCoy presented the flag flown in Washington, D.C. honoring Father Sidoti to the American Itali...

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Forty-four German soldiers and seven Italian soldiers are buried at the Main Post Cemetery at Fort Benning, Georgia, and every year, nations who were once at war come together during the German-Italian Memorial Day to commemorate and celebrate the sacrifices of these fallen service members and to continue to strengthen their bonds with one another....

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Leon Panetta — a former White House chief of staff, CIA director and secretary of defense — will receive a lifetime achievement award, and eight military veterans from Rhode Island will receive distinguished service awards on Sunday, at the Rhode Island Italian-American Hall of Fame 30th anniversary event at The Veterans Memorial Auditorium. The Ha...

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VETERANS DAY is Saturday. Carnevale 2017, an Italian festival-style celebration at Findlay’s Marathon Center for the Performing Arts, recently raised money for Flag City Honor Flight. Music and live performers, Italian specialties by chef Sam Fittante of the Bistro on Main, a live auction and more filled the evening. More than $123,000 was raised f...

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On November 11 every year the United States observe Veterans Day, an official United States public holiday, that honors military veterans, those who served in the United States Armed Forces. Several Italian Americans were part of the US Forces through the decades. In particular, after Pearl Harbor many Italian citizens living in the United States w...

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