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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Fall River to host Day of Recognition for the End of the Battle of Iwo Jima. What to know.
The community will gather at Fall River's Bicentennial Park for a Day of Recognition for the End of the Battle of Iwo Jima ...
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Amid ‘DEI’ purge, Pentagon removes webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser
Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian who was one of the six Marines photographed hoisting a U.S. flag on Iwo Jima in 1945 ... order that Trump issued on his first day in office banning DEI from federal ...
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Marines, sailors, and USS NEVADA pivotal in Iwo Jima battle
Like many of the prolonged battles waged during the last year of World War II, the fighting on Iwo Jima resulted in the ...
'Appalled': Pentagon restores web pages on Navajo code talkers, Jackie Robinson
The Pentagon restored content on Jackie Robinson, the Navajo Code Talkers and others after their removal as DEI-related ...
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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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After Pentagon temporarily purges references to Native American Code Talkers’ contributions to World War II, here’s a look back at their impact
Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian, who was one of six U.S. Marines memorialized in an iconic photograph as they lifted an American flag on the peak of Mount Suribachi in Iwo Jima. Taken on Feb. 23 ...
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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 ...