N.J. man posthumously honored with Purple Heart
A New Jersey man received several medals on behalf of his father, who fought in World War I. CBS News New York's Christine Sloan has the story.
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A New Jersey man received several medals on behalf of his father, who fought in World War I. CBS News New York's Christine Sloan has the story.
A 16-year-old boy is in custody and facing felony charges after the NYPD says he vandalized a World War I memorial statue on the Upper East Side.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams is offering $5,000 of his own money for information leading to the arrest of whoever vandalized a WWI statue Monday night.
Local historian John Monsky's latest production is called "November 1918: The Great War and The Great Gatsby," and it explores the events and legacy of World War I.
They say the $20,000 battle-used German antique is a proud symbol of victory and sacrifice.
CBS2 photojournalist Sean McKenna went to Scotch Plains, New Jersey, to get firsthand accounts from veterans on the exact day and time World War I ended.
The event took place at a flagpole and grove of trees near 69th Street and Fifth Avenue. The trees were planted 97 years ago as a tribute to American women who served during World War I.
The 369th Infantry Regiment was made up of Black soldiers who fought in World War I.
The 369th Infantry Regiment was made up of Black soldiers who fought heroically in World War I, despite facing discrimination within the U.S. Army.
At 17, the Oyster Bay native joined the 369th Infantry Regiment, a unit of African-Americans started in Harlem that served overseas during "The Great War."
On Sunday, thousands lined the streets of Manhattan to honor the men and women who have fought for our country.
A special honor has been bestowed upon a local soldier, a hundred years in the making.
The embassy's Cultural Services kicked off the programs this week in New York City with public lectures and conferences focusing on art, literature and history and French-American relations.
Nearly 100 years ago, a German U-boat fired a single torpedo into the hull of the RMS Lusitania, a hulking ship with record-breaking speed that was carrying nearly 2,000 people from New York City to Liverpool, England.
A plume of water shot about 125 feet in the air and a boom echoed through town Wednesday as a military explosives team detonated a suspected mine that a diver had discovered partially buried in sand in the Atlantic Ocean.
Tuesday marks the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and Rudy Giuliani, who was mayor of New York at the time, says we have to remain vigilant.
For old timers, Hoboken University Medical Center will forever be St. Mary's Hospital. Soon, it may be nothing at all. Gov. Christie Christie has now pledged state help to keep that from happening.
A World War I epic from the National Theater of Great Britain, "War Horse" has won the Tony Award for best play.