History: What is Palm Beach County's oldest structure? How did Military Trail get its name?
For decades, people talking about what probably is West Palm Beach's oldest home repeated the story — that the original owner ...
Altoona Mirror9d
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 ...
KPBS29d
The Battle of Iwo Jima began 80 years ago. Listen to recordings from the frontlines
Joesphy was a military war correspondent during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945 ... and included audio from Saipan, Guam and Okinawa as well as Iwo Jima. Many of the recordings in the collection ...
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 ...
Military Times28d
This Marine endured five amphibious assaults — and survived Iwo Jima
Editor’s note: Feb. 19, 2025, marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Iwo Jima ... Roi-Namur (Kwajalein), Eniwetok, Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima. Born in Jersey City, New ...
Vintage Aviation News on MSN8d
WWII Warbirds from the CAF Capital Wing to Appear in Nine States
Book a ride in an impressive lineup of warbirds on their tour throughout the United States this airshow season ...
The National Interest on MSN4d
How a Group of Schoolchildren Kept the USS North Carolina (BB-55) Afloat
The USS North Carolina is more than just a steel beast with an impressive record from a bygone war. It’s a time capsule: a ...
FLYING Magazine11d
U.S. Air Force, Navy Restore Historic WWII-Era Airfield in the Pacific
US Air Force and Navy restore historic WWII-era airfield on Tinian in the Pacific. The airfield was a key launching point for ...
CU Boulder News & Events26d
That iconic flag-raising on Iwo Jima? CU prof, then a Marine, saw it happen
Close to 7,000 Marines were killed in the 36-day battle.” Meanwhile, as the Marines advanced ... “What was happening was that our bombers were leaving from Saipan or Tinian, and some of those bombers ...