Heroic war dog honored with a statue in Tuscaloosa's Veterans Memorial Park
PARA unveiled a statue of Lucca, a Marine Corps K-9 soldier that led over 400 missions to find explosives in Iraq and ...
Born on the Fourth of July, Waynesboro Marine lost his life on Iwo Jima in World War II
Pfc. Frederick Rickard's death on Iwo Jima was the family's second tragedy in four months. His brother died in a Christmas ...
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Pandemic gives Indiana vet time to write down - and publish - memories of Vietnam
Touring Arlington National Cemetery, the boy was awestruck by the Marine Corps War Memorial near the cemetery. Based on an iconic photograph, the statue features six Marines raising the American ...
WWII Marine Corps hero honored with plaque at Mt. Soledad
Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, one of World War II’s most decorated Marines, received the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross ...
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In 1945, eighty years ago, no one knew how World War II would end
Eighty years ago, during World War II, the United States operated full-scale military operations worldwide while planning how ...
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The Story Behind the World-Famous Photograph of U.S. Marines Raising the American Flag During the Battle of Iwo Jima
Joe Rosenthal’s iconic photos from Iwo Jima helped the United States raise $26 billion for the war and served as the basis for the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia Sarah Holzmann ...
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California woman visits Hawaii to honor fallen Vietnam War soldier
On Tuesday that journey took her to Kaneohe Bay to lay a brick at the the Pacific War Memorial by the entrance to Marine Corps Base Hawaii. It was an intimate ceremony attended by Strong and a ...
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Legendary Marine Corps Sgt. John Basilone honored at Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial
SAN DIEGO — A Marine Corps hero was honored Wednesday, 80 years after he died in World War II. The legendary ... the Mount Soledad National Veterans Memorial. While leading an assault on the ...
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Battle of Iwo Jima veterans honor 80th anniversary of famed World War II battle
Some of the men who braved those shores are in town to mark this key turning point in World War II. One by one ... They finished their tour at the Marine Corps Memorial in Arlington where active ...
Southold beach renamed for Vietnam war veteran, public servant
For decades, Southold’s main soundfront beach was known simply as Town Beach. Now, it will bear the name of a longtime public ...
An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
As a volunteer cave digger, Takamatsu Gushiken has unearthed the remains of several hundred people. Excavation is not his ...
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Annual Last Naval Battle of the Revolutionary War Celebration Set March 15 at Brevard Veterans Memorial Center
On Saturday, March 15, 2025, the 242 nd Annual Last Naval Battle of the Revolutionary War Celebration Commemoration will occur at the Brevard Veterans Memorial Center, 400 S. Sykes Creek Pkwy, Merritt ...