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The U.S. Navy's Newest Destroyer Honors a True American Hero
who received the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942. He was killed in action during the February 1945 invasion of Iwo Jima and was posthumously awarded the ...
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75 years ago, US troops began the main battle of the long, bloody fight to kick the Japanese out of the Philippines
WASHINGTON — Seventy-five years ago, US forces began the invasion of Luzon ... which included Guadalcanal, Saipan, Tinian, Tarawa, and Peleliu. The islands would provide runways for US aircraft ...