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If the Navy wants to replace the aircraft carrier as its primary power projection platform—as it should, considering the carrier’s weaknesses—it should look forward, not backward.
John B. Robinson spoke at the Portsmouth Senior Center, sharing memories from his time serving in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Twenty years ago, Ada-Borup West Band Director Richard Tuttle honored area Marines with a composition titled, The Black Sands ...
The origins of the violin, built in 1941 by Franciszek 'Franz' Kempa while imprisoned by Nazis at Dachau in southern Germany, ...
WWII veteran William "Buck" Myers shared his story from the Battle of Iwo Jima during its 80th anniversary in 2025.
Film and television actor Shea Whigham has been named the Grand Marshal for the WÜRTH 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY NASCAR Cup ...
Urbana's VFW Post #630 becomes home to history honoring Marine Cpl. Richard L. “Dick” Pittman, who lost his life on Iwo Jima, ...
Today’s something good comes from Grady County School District! This lesson came through the stories of Mrs. John’s great-uncle, Charles Haller, who was wounded during the battle of Iwo Jima. More ...
If we allow one hero’s identity to disappear for the sake of sanitized narratives, who else will be lost in the shadows of ...
Jesse Broyles sold peanuts for people and pigeons outside the Capitol from roughly 1959 to 1989, a beloved figure recovering ...
Sunrise to sunset, through heat, rain and wind, nothing could stop Tallahassee’s veterans from their chance to fly to D.C. to ...
For nearly a century, war movies have been a cinematic cornerstone, dramatizing the chaos, heroism, and heartbreak of human ...