Weekly History Wrap-Up: 06/24/11.

What’s new this week in “old”?  Time for the Weekly History Wrap-Up.

President Obama announced on Wednesday a time table for planned troop withdrawals in Afghanistan.

The mystery of a Nazi World War II photo album has been solved.  Fascinating story.

A truly amazing tale about WWII POW, Charles Woehlre, and his watch.

Way to go Gilbert Herrick!  The 99-year-old WW II vet recently got married, for the first time.

During World War II, P.O. Box 1142, near Alexandria, Virginia, secretly sent American POWs items to aid in their escape.

U.S. Representative Michael Honda has introduced a resolution to honor our brave men and women held as POWs during World War II.

Nothing yet.  A joint investigation has yet failed to turn up any evidence of Agent Orange dumping at Camp Carroll, South Korea.

A joint team will also begin Agent Orange clean-up at the former U.S. Army Base at Danang, Vietnam.

West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle, a hotbed of activity during the Civil War, now has its own Civil War-related website.  Take a look see.

And lastly, tomorrow marks the anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War.  It all got started on June 25, 1950.

Til Monday, have a historical weekend.