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Remains of American Soldier Captured by the Japanese During World War II Identified Nearly 80 Years Later
After his plane was shot down, Glenn H. Hodak was sent to a military prison in Tokyo, where he was killed by U.S. firebombing ...
80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs
An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...
Hegseth joins WWII memorial service on his first trip to Japan and vows to strengthen alliance
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth praised Saturday the friendship and trust that his country and Japan have developed ...
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Son of soldier killed on Iwo Jima continues collecting remains
While 80 years have passed since the end of organized fighting on Ioto, widely known as Iwo Jima, during World War II, the son of a Japanese soldier killed in the battle is continuing efforts to ...
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Visiting veterans remember WWII Battle of Okinawa on 80th anniversary
The Battle of Okinawa lasted from April 1 to June 22, 1945. Two-time Purple Heart recipient LaSota returned to the island for ...
Foreign Affairs5d
The Japanese Military Has a People Problem
Japanese governments have proposed policies to reverse this ... Japan will need more highly trained—and highly paid—soldiers for advanced warfare. And infrastructure such as ships require several ...
GB News on MSN4d
Diversity row threatens to overshadow 80th anniversary of major WW2 battle
The 80th anniversary commemoration of Iwo Jima on Saturday is set to be overshadowed by controversy after the Pentagon ...
CNN5d
North Korea has sent 3,000 more soldiers to bolster Russia’s war on Ukraine, South Korea says
North Korea has sent 3,000 more soldiers to Russia, adding to 11,000 already deployed, South Korea's military said. About 4,000 North Korean troops have been killed or injured while supporting ...
Los Angeles Times6d
4 American soldiers who went missing in Lithuania have died, NATO leader says
WARSAW — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Wednesday that four U.S. soldiers who went missing while training in Lithuania have died but that he did not yet know the details. A U.S. official ...
The New York Times5d
Frantic Effort Underway in Lithuania to Retrieve Vehicle Carrying 4 American Soldiers
The soldiers have not been found, and efforts to reach the vehicle have been hampered by deep mud and water from a nearby lake. A Lithuanian official involved in the rescue mission who was not ...
The Straits Times5d
Vehicle of missing US soldiers found ‘submerged’ in Lithuania
VILNIUS - The vehicle of four United States soldiers missing in Lithuania was discovered submerged in a body of water on March 26, the US army said, adding that search efforts for the soldiers ...
Folha de S.Paulo5d
Drones Dominate the Front in Ukraine; Soldier Kills Russian while Being Interviewed
The drone pilot locates a target: a Russian Army soldier on a road near Toretsk, one of the main fronts in eastern Ukraine. The soldier chases the motorcyclist with a drone capable of carrying up ...