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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The Story Behind the World-Famous Photograph of U.S. Marines Raising the American Flag During the Battle of Iwo Jima
Joe Rosenthal’s iconic photos from Iwo Jima helped the United States ... flag on Mount Suribachi. The photo went on to win the Pulitzer Prize and to visually define the Pacific Theater of World ...
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‘My dad didn’t go to war for nothing’: Pentagon scrubs Native American heroes from website
Prominent Native American figures in U.S. military history have been erased from the U.S. Department of Defense’s website as ...
World War II soldier missing for decades laid to rest in emotional South Carolina ceremony
Draped in an American flag with only 48 stars, a casket held the remains of U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Arthur W. Crossland Jr. Friday at Northeast Presbyterian Church before family members he’d never ...
John Wayne and Clint Eastwood’s three epic World War 2 battle movies streaming now
John Wayne and Clint Eastwood's three Battle of Iwo Jima World War 2 movies are available to watch on streaming and here's where.
US veteran fulfills Japanese soldier's family's decades-long dream
U.S. Army veteran Chris Dorsey returns a WWII good luck flag to a fallen Japanese soldier’s family, bringing closure and ...
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To Mark Japan's Surrender at the End of World War II, This Navy Officer Raced Halfway Around the World With a Historic Flag in Tow
By the time World War II ended in September 1945 ... [that] was the first American flag hoisted over Japanese soil.” The description briefly mentions the flag’s role in Japan’s surrender.
Tribes call on Pentagon to restore websites honoring Native American military service
Inland Northwest tribes joined Indigenous groups across the country in asking the Defense Department to reinstate web pages highlighting Native American war heroes and veterans that were recently ...
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80 years later, Monticello remembers 'Boots' Thomas, hero behind the first Iwo Jima flag
On Sunday, Feb. 23, more than 50 World War ... United States Air Force, shared insights on the brutal nature of the Battle of Iwo Jima and the moment Thomas was killed just eight days after the ...