Appeal to buy medals for 'beastly' WW2 battle
The Keep was originally the gatehouse for the Depot Barracks of the Dorsetshire Regiment and, with the exception of World War ...
On Feb. 23, 1945, Marines and Navy corpsmen staked symbolic claim to victory in one phase ...
On Feb. 23, 1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised two American ...
Battle of Iwo Jima veterans honor 80th anniversary of famed World War II battle
This week marks the 80th anniversary of the famed Battle of Iwo Jima. Some of the men who braved those shores are in town to ...
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Battle of Manila 80th Anniversary: Reclusive Son of Gen. Douglas MacArthur Makes Rare Statement
The reclusive only child of five-star Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur made a rare public statement to honor the Americans and ...
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Art exhibit marks 80 years since the pivotal Battle of Manila during WWII
An art exhibit has opened at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial to commemorate the WWII battle to free the Philippine ...
Chaos, confusion and ice-covered wings: The WW2 mission that every pilot dreaded
In WW2 commemorations, little will be said of an Allied effort to fly supplies over the Himalayas to China, but its risk was ...
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Appeal to buy medals for 'beastly' WW2 battle
In November 1944, soldiers of the Dorsetshire Regiment fought and won a little-known but gruesome battle in a wood on the Dutch-German border. The 4th and 5th battalions had been tasked with ...