For example, during World War II, a $25 bond could be purchased for $18.75, with the expectation that it would reach full value after 10 years. The bonds accrued interest, though at a lower rate ...

GUEST: Well, we brought in a World War II war bond poster. About five years ago, I bought it at an auction in, uh, Nebraska, and we paid $400. There was more, uh, military posters ...

Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman brought Hollywood glamour to Rochester in November 1944 when she appeared at a war bond rally — even if some of what she said got lost in translation.

MEDINA, Ohio -- The community’s hard work in preserving the World War II war bond building, which now sits on the property of the McDowell-Phillips House Museum, has not gone unnoticed.

The little boy has impressed the veteran, who turns 99 next month, with his interest in the war. "Seven-year-old boy. You can't find adults interested anymore in World War II," Wolfe said.

V-E Day, on May 8, 1945, marked the end of World War II in Europe. But we're still learning that conflict's deepest lessons.