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Iwo Jima veteran recalls ‘terrible, terrible’ battle 80 years after WWII
Marine amphibious tractors burn after being hit by Japanese mortar shells during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. (U.S. Marine ...
Born on the Fourth of July, Waynesboro Marine lost his life on Iwo Jima in World War II
Pfc. Frederick Rickard's death on Iwo Jima was the family's second tragedy in four months. His brother died in a Christmas ...
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US: USS Iwo Jima Completes Daring Fuel Mission in Final Pre-Deployment Triumph
United States - February 22, 2025 ATLANTIC OCEAN - A tense and critical operation unfolded on the high seas as sailors aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7 ...
Japan Today3h
Hegseth to visit Philippines and Japan in first visit to Asian treaty allies at odds with China
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to visit the Philippines, the first stop in his first trip to Asia this week ...
The National Interest25d
80 Years Ago, U.S. Marines Engaged in Bloody Battle at Iwo Jima
Instead, he stowed away aboard the USS Deuel, a transport ship bound for Iwo Jima. Officers of the 26th Marines, unaware of the young Marine’s age, allowed Lucas to join their unit when they ...
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Communist China Envisioning Supersized Landing Ships To Put Troops and Vehicles Ashore in Any Invasion of Free China
A war of tomorrow — rather than yesteryear — is coming into focus in the straits between the mainland and Taiwan.
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'We never flinched': Bellevue Marine, 98, earned Purple Heart 80 years ago at Iwo Jima
They were triaged and sent to different hospital ships. He stuck around Iwo Jima long enough to see the flag flying atop Mount Suribachi four days later. The sight stirred the Marines in the ...
The Pentagon's DEI crackdown isn't just deleting history — it also seems to slight veterans
Defense Department recognitions of Jackie Robinson, the Joint Chiefs chairman, and legendary combat units were altered in a ...