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 ...
80 years since one of the bloodiest Pacific battles of World War II
80 years ago, American and Japanese troops were locked in one of the fiercest and bloodiest battles of the Pacific theatre in ...
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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 ...
On This Day: Congress establishes West Point
On March 16, 1802, the U.S. Congress authorized the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.
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Ishiba mulls visit to Iwo Jima, site of fierce WWII battle
He plans to attend a joint Japan-U.S. memorial service on March 29, which would make him the first Japanese prime minister ...
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The Battle of Iwo Jima: A History
Feb. 23, 2025 Iwo Jima has always been beautiful, a volcanic chunk of rock surrounded by cobalt sea. But a World War II battle 80 years ago this month turned the Japanese island into a byword for ...
On This Day, March 16: Congress establishes West Point
On March 16, 1802, the U.S. Congress authorized the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.
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Uncommon Valor in Arlington
They are part of the Greatest Generation and survivors of one of the bloodiest battles in U.S. history. As their numbers ...
'We never flinched': Bellevue Marine, 98, earned Purple Heart 80 years ago at Iwo Jima
Robert Boyd Jr. begged his widowed mother to let him join the Marines during World War II before he turned 18. He survived the trial by fire at Iwo Jima ...
Remembering Jessie Mahaffey: From Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima
A World War 2 veteran who survived Pearl Harbor and Iwo Jima will be remembered this Saturday in Sabine Parish. “I never ...