Marine killed in WWII accounted for after sending ominous letter home
Robert Van Heck's family receieved an ominous letter from the Marine just minutes before learning he was killed, according to ...
Billy Hall, a veteran of three wars, spent his last years making sure other’s service was honored
Billy Hall will be honored in a military burial ceremony at Miramar National Cemetery in San Diego County on March 11, which would have been his 99th birthday.
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Report On Tarawa: Marines’ Show
Aboard one of the many troop transports plowing the long sea furrows to Tarawa, and later in the hell of Betio, was TIME Correspondent Robert Sherrod. His story: Ship life was dull. The men of the ...
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Sacrifice made soldier first Hispanic American MOH recipient of WWII
Pvt. Joe Martinez's actions came during the only World War II battle American and Japanese troops fought in the ice and snow.
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This military spouse and the Pentagon are tackling sustainability. Here’s how you can help.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sean Stair with Task Force Koa Moana 17 picks up trash on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati, June 14, 2017. Koa Moana 17 is designed to improve theater security ...
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The Road to Victory
The tragic Tarawa victory he described in a superb ... between Sherrod and the officers and men (chiefly of the U.S. Marine Corps) with whom he shared many of the hazards of war, an exhilarating ...
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A letter from the front: Honoring Corporal Crnkovic and the Battle of Saipan
AMONG the sea of names that adorn war memorials around the world are men, women, and children whose lives were tragically cut ...
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With the Marines at Tarawa
Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuDocumentary short film depicting the harrowing battle between the U.S. Marines and the Japanese for control of the Pacific island of Tarawa.Documentary short ...