Groesbeck teen escorts, honors WWII Marines at Iwo Jima
A Groesbeck teenager was among twelve Young Marines from across the country who traveled to Guam and Iwo Jima to honor the ...
Bucks County teen selected as Young Marine of the Year, visits Guam, Iwo Jima for 80th WWII battle anniversary
A Bucks County teen just made a trip across the globe to commemorate a major anniversary in a World War II battle.
Reading NAACP honors local member of famed all-Black women’s WAC unit
Sharon Holtz grew up knowing that her aunt, Pfc. Phyllis Long Green, served in the Women’s Army Corps, or WAC, during World War II. But it wasn’t until recently that she discovered the details. Long ...
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Missing since World War II, the remains of a sailor from a segregated Navy branch return home
Neil Frye, who was 20 years old when he was killed, was a mess attendant on the USS West Virginia when it was attacked at ...
80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs
An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...
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Visiting veterans remember WWII Battle of Okinawa on 80th anniversary
The Battle of Okinawa lasted from April 1 to June 22, 1945. Two-time Purple Heart recipient LaSota returned to the island for ...
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104-year-old WWII veteran recalls combat, Winston Churchill, and life surprises
A birthday party for a 104-year-old St. Paul native with a Hawaiian theme is perfectly appropriate the more you get to know ...
Joe Harris, 108, Dies; Thought to Be the Oldest World War II Paratrooper
He was a member of a segregated unit in the Pacific Northwest that fought forest fires set off by Japanese balloon bombs.
Pete Hegseth hails ‘warrior ethos’ between US and Japan at Iwo Jima memorial on 80th anniversary
Over 80,000 Marines, soldiers, and sailors from our two countries fought at Iwo Jima. More than 26,000 died here. Today, we ...
The Marines’ newest weapon is a war game for ‘bloodthirsty nerds’
The Marines have a new tool for battlefield domination called Down Range—a war game made for and designed by “bloodthirsty ...
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Hegseth vows to strengthen alliance with Japan as he joins Iwo Jima memorial service
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while attending a memorial ...