Mystery shrouds the discovery of a centuries-old samurai sword buried amid Second World War debris in the heart of Berlin. The blade was found under the Molkenmarkt, the city's oldest square, in what ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) - A weapon once used in war is now a symbol of peace, thanks to a Minnesota man who wanted to do the "right thing." Hundreds looked on as World War II veteran Orval Amdahl ...

LANESBORO, Minn. (WCCO) --Orvall Amdahl clearly remembers the day his life would be forever changed. "November 19, 1942 I left San Francisco," recalls the 94-year old from Lanesboro. Back then, Amdahl ...

Orval Amdahl can still remember the day he found the sword. It was 1946, and the Marine captain was standing in a warehouse full of government-confiscated swords in Omura, Japan. One, near the top, ...