The Rapid City Journal is partnering with the Veterans Honor Banner Project and the America 250 Project to publish stories on ...

Jake Larson, a beloved World War II veteran and social media star known as "Papa Jake" who captivated millions with his ...

In February 1944, over 50,000 German soldiers found themselves encircled in a frozen deathtrap at Korsun. What followed was one of the most desperate and harrowing breakout attempts of the war. Under ...

D-Day veteran ″Papa Jake″ Larson, who survived German gunfire on Normandy’s bluffs in 1944 and then garnered 1.2 million ...