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entertainment22 days ago•5 min saved

Chuck Norris Remembered as Legendary Action Star at Age 86

Chuck Norris, the martial arts icon and star of Walker, Texas Ranger, has died at 86. His family announced the death on Instagram, noting he was surrounded by loved ones and at peace, with no cause cited. Norris rose from karate champion to action-film leads in movies like Missing in Action and Invasion U.S.A., later becoming a television staple and spawning the famous Chuck Norris Facts meme. He is survived by his second wife, Gena O'Kelley, and five children.

via USA Today|

#chuck-norris #entertainment #martial-arts

world1 month ago•3 min saved

Meduza exposes data distortions behind Russia casualty tallies in Ukraine war

Meduza argues that the widely cited figure of Russia losing 50,000 soldiers per month is likely a data artifact caused by counting wounded as dead and by a new process that retroactively declares missing soldiers dead to collect benefits. After adjusting for these distortions and for improved data coverage, current irreversible losses appear to be about 27,000 per month (roughly 900 per day), with the 2025 spike driven largely by data artifacts rather than battlefield gains. This challenges Western casualty models that rely on historical multipliers to project current losses.

via Meduza|

#casualty-estimates #data-manipulation #meduza-investigation

militaryhistory2 years ago•2 min saved

WWII Airman's Remains Identified in France After 80 Years

The remains of U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Franklin P. Hall, who went missing in 1944 after his plane was shot down over France during World War II, have been found and identified almost 80 years later. Hall's remains were recovered and buried in a cemetery in Poix-de-Picardie, but couldn't be identified at the time. In 2018, historians discovered that one of two burials at the Normandy American Cemetery could contain Hall's remains, which were confirmed through anthropological analysis and DNA sequencing. Hall's name will now be marked as accounted for, and he is set to be buried in his hometown of Leesburg, Florida.

via NBC News|

#american-airman #france #militaryhistory

military-history2 years ago•7 min saved

Long-lost Tuskegee Airman's remains finally identified after 79 years

The remains of 2nd Lt. Fred L. Brewer Jr., a Tuskegee Airman who went missing during World War II, have been identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA). Brewer's plane crashed in Italy in 1944, but his remains were only recently identified through historical research and a DNA link to a paternal cousin. He is the second Tuskegee Airman missing from WWII to be accounted for. Brewer was among the more than 900 Black pilots trained at the segregated Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama, and his identification brings closure to his family after decades of uncertainty.

via The Washington Post|

#identification #military-history #missing-in-action

world-war-ii2 years ago•1 min saved

Long-lost soldiers from past wars finally identified after decades of uncertainty

After 79 years, a young soldier from Boston who went missing in action during World War II has been identified. Army Pvt. Wing O. Hom was declared dead in 1945, but his remains were recently identified through DNA analysis and anthropological analysis. He will be buried in Brooklyn, New York in October 2023.

via CBS Boston|

#boston #burial #identification

conflict2 years ago•1 min saved

Chechen Leader's Brother-in-Law Missing in Ukraine as Counteroffensive Continues.

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has lost communication with his brother-in-law, Adam Delimkhanov, who commands Russian troops fighting in Ukraine and has been reported missing in action. Delimkhanov is a member of Russia’s parliament and commands troops from the North Caucasus branch of Rosgvardia. Ukrainian forces have liberated multiple villages in the Donetsk region, but progress is slow as they fight for every meter of land.

via POLITICO Europe|

#chechnya #conflict #counteroffensive

military2 years ago•4 min saved

Medal of Honor recipient's remains return home to Georgia after 73 years.

After nearly 73 years, the remains of Army Pfc. Luther Herschel Story, a Medal of Honor recipient who went missing during the Korean War, have been identified through DNA testing and returned to his hometown of Americus, Georgia for a Memorial Day burial with military honors. Story was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in covering his company's retreat during a North Korean attack in 1950. His remains were recovered in 2021 as part of a broader military effort to identify missing service members from the Korean War.

via ABC News|

#dna-testing #homecoming #korean-war