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A depiction of a soldier often used in association with Aberdeen's Pheasant Canteen that served pheasant sandwiches to troops passing through during World War II. Courtesy photo.

Desire sparked to create new Pheasant Canteen display at Milwaukee Depot

By Scott Waltman 10/17/2025

A group is working to make sure Aberdeen’s Pheasant Canteen doesn’t become a forgotten part of local history. The vision……

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Your letters: Was WWII veteran’s suffering all in vain?

By Aberdeen Insider 03/08/2025

My dad received two Purple Hearts fighting Nazis. He suffered terribly physically, mentally and emotionally all his life. We suffered……

Columnist Donna Marmorstein

Soliloquy: When World War II floated into town on a balloon

By Donna Marmorstein 03/14/2023

My dad lived for a while in a sleepy California town tucked between the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada……