In the photograph, the young soldier looks past the camera lens. Blood stains his face from shrapnel wounds. Grenades hang ...

WWII Marine Cpl. Frank S. Wright's 100th birthday wish is to receive 100,000 postcards or birthday cards. Here's where you can send him one.

On July 5, 2025, the National Museum of Military Vehicles will host Shayne Jarosz, Executive Director of the Iwo Jima Association, for a special two-hour presentation about the Battle of Iwo Jima. The ...

The Battle of Iwo Jima and the iconic flag-raising on Mount Suribachi are deeply embedded in both Marine Corps tradition and ...

The Battle of Okinawa was the bloodiest fight in the Pacific theater in World War II, with tens of thousands killed across ...

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The island of Chichijima, at first glance, may seem an unremarkable place in the vast Pacific Ocean. Part of the Ogasawara ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito paid respects to atomic bombing victims in Hiroshima as the city marks the 80th anniversary of the tragedy later this year. Naruhito, accompanied by his wife, Empress Masako, ...