DOD removed pages about Native American Iwo Jima veteran Ira Hayes — then restored one, with changes
In early 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense removed at least two web pages related to Ira Hayes, a Native American veteran best known for appearing in a photograph of six men ra ...
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.
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 ...
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.
Flags once carried by fallen Japanese soldiers in WWII returned to families by 2 Long Island collectors
Two Long Island historical memorabilia collectors say they will turn over 41 flags carried by Japanese servicemen in World ...
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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 ...