Amid ‘DEI’ purge, Pentagon removes web page on Iwo Jima flag-raiser
The purge, which also targeted multiple webpages about women and LGBTQ service members, highlights how aggressively military ...
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Iwo Jima veteran recalls ‘terrible, terrible’ battle 80 years after WWII
His 10 days at Iwo Jima were a “terrible, terrible experience with dead people everywhere,” he told Stars and Stripes in a ...
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 ...
Japan, US to mark 80th anniversary of Iwo Jima battle amid trade tensions
Tokyo hopes joint memorial will underline commitment to security alliance, but Hegseth expected to ask Japan to do more to ...
Japan PM to attend ceremony at WWII battle site Ioto on March 29
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is arranging to attend a memorial service later this month at the site of a fierce ...
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Ishiba mulls visit to Iwo Jima, site of fierce WWII battle
He plans to attend a joint Japan-U.S. memorial service on March 29, which would make him the first Japanese prime minister ...
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California woman visits Hawaii to honor fallen Vietnam War soldier
Kathy Strong is on a mission to honor a fallen Vietnam War soldier she never met. This week that mission brought her to ...
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Uncommon Valor in Arlington
They are part of the Greatest Generation and survivors of one of the bloodiest battles in U.S. history. As their numbers ...
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After decades lying unknown, USS Oklahoma sailor to rest at Arlington
John G. Connolly, the chief pay clerk who died aboard the USS Oklahoma in the 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and became ...