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 ...
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon’s DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and the ...
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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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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 ...
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Listen to the story of a Montford Point Marine who served during WWII
Jonas Bender is a former Yellow Springs resident who became one of the first Black Marines. He was stationed at Funafuti and ...
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102-year-old WWII pilot trainer treated to honor flight at Mesa airport
Commemorative Air Force Museum — Airbase Arizona The mission of the organization is education, such that generations of ...
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Veteran receives WWII artifact
A retired Army sergeant is the proud recipient of a piece of military memorabilia used by US paratroopers in World War II.