As Dale Olson sat on a couch inside the children's play area at Mesa's Superstition Springs Mall on Wednesday, about two dozen pre-school aged kids played and screamed while their parents took a break from holiday shopping.

A former POW and Italian soldier who fought for his country during World War II was awarded the highest military decoration bestowed upon those who risk their lives in the call of duty. Because of the nature of its criteria, the Italian Medal of Honor is often awarded posthumously.

A former POW and Italian soldier who fought for his country during World War II was awarded the highest military decoration bestowed upon those who risk their lives in the call of duty. Because of the nature of its criteria, the Italian Medal of Honor is often awarded posthumously.

A former POW and Italian soldier who fought for his country during World War II was awarded the highest military decoration bestowed upon those who risk their lives in the call of duty. Because of the nature of its criteria, the Italian Medal of Honor is often awarded posthumously.

May 30, 2005

Robert L. Carnes of Sun Lakes never received 22 medals he earned during World War II — until Sunday. After 60 years, the medals were awarded to the 80-yearold during a surprise ceremony in front of a crowd of friends and family at the Sun Lakes Country Club.

Robert L. Carnes of Sun Lakes never received 22 medals he earned during World War II — until Sunday. After 60 years, the medals were awarded to the 80-yearold during a surprise ceremony in front of a crowd of friends and family at the Sun Lakes Country Club.

For the first time in slightly more than 67 years, Laurence Dennis soon will have the gift of returning to a job he last worked in November 1943 on what now is considered a relic from World War II.

Even before Japanese bombs fell on Pearl Harbor, airports began popping up across Arizona to prepare a nation for war.

Inside the cockpit, eagerly awaiting takeoff, Leroy Steiger heard the familiar grind, pop, sputter and roar of the P-51 Mustang’s Rolls-Royce "Merlin" engine — sounds he hadn’t heard in 58 years.

Waris boiling thousands of miles away, but the family on the home front needs to eat, so what to make for dinner? How about some Ladies’ Aid Salad with Limas Fort McArthur? Or maybe a Victory Vegetable Plate, with some War Cake for dessert?

Joe Cicchinelli will do everything he can to make sure the World War II efforts of the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion are never forgotten. The battalion unit of 829 men, which included Cicchinelli, fought at the Battle of the Bulge, the five-week German offensive in the winter of 1944 that took place in the densely forested Ardennes Mountains region of Belgium.

Long after their last battles, American armies have gathered in Washington — the Grand Army of the Republic, the doughboys, the Korean and Vietnam war vets — and monuments in the capital attest to their prowess.

In a former SS barracks in the small central German town of Bad Arolsen stands one of World War II’s largest archives — 50 million files on 16 miles of shelves recording the fate of 17 million people.

A rare part of history soon will be rolling into the Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing Aviation Museum at Mesa's Falcon Field for one day and one day only.

Pope John Paul II’s impact on the Diocese of Phoenix will continue long after his death, many Valley Catholics agree, even as they see lingering issues that his successor will need to address.

The scene of three soldiers standing before a church — one wounded, the others gripping themselves in prayer, is what stands out most in Joanna Turley’s mind when she talks of the World War I diorama she helped construct.

LOS ANGELES — Queen Elizabeth II became an unofficial Bond girl after parachuting out of a helicopter with Daniel Craig during the lavish opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II, who helped topple communism in Europe and left a deeply conservative stamp on the church that he led for 26 years, died Saturday night in his Vatican apartment, ending a long public struggle against debilitating illness. He was 84.

As it turns out, it's possible to run a successful automobile business without really knowing much about cars.