Born on the Fourth of July, Waynesboro Marine lost his life on Iwo Jima in World War II
Pfc. Frederick Rickard's death on Iwo Jima was the family's second tragedy in four months. His brother died in a Christmas ...
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Iwo Jima veteran recalls ‘terrible, terrible’ battle 80 years after WWII
His 10 days at Iwo Jima were a “terrible, terrible experience with dead people everywhere,” he told Stars and Stripes in a ...
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Blair man killed in action honored
A Blair County man who lost his life in the Battle of Iwo Jima has been memorialized by the nonprofit Stories Behind the ...
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Iwo Jima veteran surprises at State House ceremony
The series of Statehouse remembrance services ended on the 80th anniversary of the day the U.S. Marine Corps invaded the island of Iwo Jima, Japan, starting a 36-day battle that left around 7,000 ...
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Pro patria mori | Mary Sheehy Moe
Opinion: Last Friday’s Oval Office travesty notwithstanding, Americans have always sung the praises of those who give their ...
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Columbia officials honor late WWII Iwo Jima vet with ceremonial wreath
Columbia leaders and military members gathered Friday to commemorate the death of World War II veteran John Harlan Willis 80 ...
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Marine Corps veterans attend State House ceremony marking 80th anniversary of Battle of Iwo Jima
Wednesday marked the 25th and final time Marine Corps veterans, Gold Star families and state lawmakers will gather in the State House to mark the anniversary of the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima ...