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A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the ...
But the boom was what one retired Army officer wanted. He wondered out loud why the Urbanna fireworks were cancelled. The ...
The battle for Mount Suribachi was one of the most grueling fights of WWII. This video captures the courage, strategy, and sacrifice it took to raise the flag on Iwo Jima.
It became a symbol of triumph, but the moment the flag went up at Iwo Jima marked just the beginning of a brutal fight. Many of the men who raised it wouldn’t live to see the end of the war. Their ...
Bucks County teen selected as Young Marine of the Year, visits Guam, Iwo Jima for 80th WWII battle anniversary ...
Robert Worth road-tripped from New Jersey to California and enlisted in the Marines after Pearl Harbor. He saw the flag-raising at Iwo Jima. He died in Omaha Aug. 14, at ...
Survivors of the Battle of Iwo Jima gather for a photo following a wreath laying at the Marine Corps War Memorial Feb. 18 in Arlington. Pictured left to right are: Roy Earle, John DeGennarro ...
"Johnny Cash wrote the song, 'The Ballad of Ira Hayes,' with these words included about his life after his service and what ...
BILLINGS (LEE)— A salute will be held in Billings today to honor the last member of the Marines’ World War II-era Company E, 2nd Battalion - one of the groups of men who fought on Iwo Jima and ...
The next two America-class amphibious assault ships are each facing a one-year delay, USNI News has learned. The future USS ...