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Don Harris went ashore on Iwo Jima, where he and his fellow Marines faced one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific War.

Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone is the only enlisted Marine of the World War II era to receive both the Medal of Honor and ...

The Bombing of Darwin, coupled with the Fall of Singapore just days before, marked the “lowest point” of the Pacific War for ...

Fellow Marines and civilians alike gathered for a plaque dedication ceremony 80 years to the day after his death at the ...

The director behind 'Friday Night Lights' and 'American Primeval' talks about the creative process that takes him from ...

When World War II Marine Corps hero Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, who was based at Camp Pendleton, received the Medal of Honor, the country’s highest military award in 1942, he was said to have ...

This South Pacific cruise specialist offers a surprising variety of itineraries for a line with just one vessel.

The American base on Okinawa has relocated 105 Marines. But an agreement to move 9,000 in total is colliding with the ...

A senior U.S. military commander who oversees operations over much of Latin America will visit Panama this week to discuss security cooperation as well as the Panama Canal and migration, the U.S.

Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial unveiled its 32nd Medal of Honor plaque during a historic ceremony honoring Gunnery ...

The Trump administration has said little about the Venezuelan men who were transferred from Texas to the U.S. military base ...