JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Strank is a revered historic figure and military hero in both the United States and the Slovak Republic. He was born Mychal Strenk on Nov. 10, 1919, in the ...

For Franklin Borough, the fact that one of the community's own was among the six Marines raising the American Flag in Iwo Jima during World War II is a source of pride. On Feb. 23, 1945, in Iwo Jima, ...

On this day in 1945, six U.S. Marines raised the American flag over the island of Iwo Jima on the fourth day of what would ...

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Joe Rosenthal’s iconic photos from Iwo Jima helped the United States raise $26 billion for the war and served as the basis ...

On Feb. 23, 1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised two American ...

For Franklin Borough, the fact that one of the community's own was among the six Marines raising the American Flag in Iwo ...

Today in Slovakia - all the top news from Thursday, wrapped up in one place! Too busy for NATO? Fico ditches Rutte, but finds time for US event NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte paid his first visit ...

Michael Strank Memorial Park in Franklin Borough. A reception with a guest speaker will immediately follow the ceremony.

He turned 19, digging a foxhole in the black sand. Many of his fellow Marines never lived to see their 19th or 20th birthdays ...

A biopic about the complicated legacy of Michael Jackson was always going to be an ambitious undertaking. The planned release of the film, starring Jaafar Jackson as his late uncle, has been moved ...