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For These Cincinnati Veterans, Their Time in Korea Was Hardly a “Forgotten War”
The first shots of the Cold War were fired in Korea. Americans heard the term “domino theory” for the first time. If Korea ...
‘A huge loss.’ In remote Nagasaki islands, a rare version of Christianity heads toward extinction
After emerging from cloistered isolation in 1865, following more than 200 years of violent harassment by Japan’s insular ...
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75 years later, the Battle of Iwo Jima still haunts this veteran
Among the most brutal battles of World War II in the Pacific, the Battle of Iwo Jima began on February 19, 1945 and raged for 36 days, devastating the island stronghold. W. Eugene Smith ...
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Never Forget: A Memorial Day Salute to NFLers Killed in Military Combat
Memorial Day is all about parades, hot dogs, the Stars and Stripes and daylight baseball games. But it should be … and is … ...
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WWII veteran John Robinson, 102, helped target Japanese artillery in Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima took place from Feb. 19 to March 26, 1945. After taking possession of the island the United States used it as an aircraft landing and refueling base. According to the Navy ...
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In 1945, her grandfather stormed the black sand beaches of Iwo Jima. 80 years later, she’s retracing his footsteps
In honor of her grandfather, she was going to make every second count on Iwo Jima. It was the only day this year that American citizens could visit the island, reserved for a select few as part of ...
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A remembrance of Iwo Jima, 70 years later
Marine was landed in Iwo Jima among the initial waves ... of it — taking a tiny speck of land in the Gilbert Islands about the size of New York's Central Park away from the Japanese.
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Japanese emperor visits Iwo Jima to honor the dead in one of WWII’s fiercest battles
They were due to meet with representatives of bereaved families and descendants of former island residents. The visit by the royal couple, both born after the war, is the first to Iwo Jima.
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Japanese emperor visits Iwo Jima to honor war dead 80 years after one of WWII's fiercest battles
Japanese Emperor Naruhito, left, and Empress Masako, center, are escorted by a member of Japan Self Defense Force as they arrive at the island of Iwo Jima, now officially called Iwo To in Japan ...