CFN Gazette staff
Pining for the good old days when homosexuals couldn’t serve their
country unless they did so while in a figurative closet? If so, you’re
not alone.
Back from war in Afghanistan, many Oklahoma veterans are finding a new battleground in civilian life.
News Ben Fenwick World War II: The invasion of Italy at Anzio, a beachhead
south of Rome, proved to be one of the grimmest battles fought by
Americans. A force of more than 150,000 troops that included Oklahoma’s
45th Infantry Division — the Thunderbirds — spent months fighting the
Germans for the road to Rome. They suffered some of the worst casualties
of the war. By the end, 43,000 Allied troops, nearly a third, were
killed or injured.