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The Oldest-Ever Buffalo Soldier Enlisted in 1910 and Lived to Fight in 2 World Wars
Retired 1st Sgt. Mark Matthews was a soldier who saw the U.S. Army evolve from horse-mounted cavalry to diesel-driven, heavily armored tanks. His life connected three centuries, along with every ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs
That number includes as many as 100,000 civilians, 110,000 Japanese troops and Okinawa conscripts, and more than 12,000 American and allied troops, according to the National World War II Museum in ...
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Saipan International Airport, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands [ SPN / PGSN ]
Know about Saipan International Airport in detail. Find out the location of Saipan International Airport on Northern Mariana Islands map and also find out airports near to Saipan. This airport locator ...
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80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs
Itoman, Japan (CNN) — The “bone digger” slides into a thin crevice on a hill in the Okinawan jungle. He’s a slight man, nimbly fitting his frame through the cave entrance, carefully ...
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Saipan Mayor honors World War II servicemen’s families with 80th anniversary medallions
A special recognition ceremony in Saipan honored the legacy of American servicemen who fought in the battle of Saipan and Tinian. Saipan Mayor RB Camacho presented 80th anniversary commemorative ...