At age 98, Peter Senick of New Haven is among Connecticut's younger World War II veterans, a diminishing cohort in the state ...
The United States Navy commissioned a new destroyer over the weekend in New York City, and it was named after legendary World ...
During the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945, U.S. forces sank the ships. It was one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, lasting for 36 days. At that time, about 70,000 U.S. Marines fought against ...
Nearing the end of World War II in February 1945, the U.S. military landed on Iwo Jima. Although the Imperial Japanese Army soldiers fought back while hiding in bunkers, dugouts and caves ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Navajo Code Talkers played crucial role in World War II, creating an "unbreakable code" that remains ...
Dan Juday, president of the Fort Atkinson World War II Memorial Committee, presented each speaker and thanked those who were ...
On Veterans Day, dozens of people came together to honor veterans at the National Iwo Jima Memorial in Newington. It was a ...
WAKEENEY, Kan. (KSNW) — This Veteran’s Day has been extra special for the people of WaKeeney. In addition to the usual ...
They confounded Japanese military cryptologists during World War II and participated in all assaults the Marines led in the ...
Robert Brutinel joined the U.S. Marines because he liked their uniforms. But his life and legacy would become a story of a hero, both overseas and at home.
In addition to the usual celebrations for veterans, the community rededicated its Iwo Jima Memorial ... memorial—a silhouette of the famous World War II image of Marines raising the American ...