It was a day the family of Marine Sergeant Robert Van Heck always hoped for, but struggled to believe would ever ...

The return home for Sgt. Robert Van Heck, who died taking part in the Battle of Tarawa over the Gilbert Islands in November ...

"I just keep thinking about my mom, our mom, and how she had one brother. I can't even imagine losing any of my siblings and ...

Sgt. Robert F. Van Heck, of Chicago, Illinois, was 25 years old in 1943 when he was killed during the U.S. campaign in the ...

Robert Van Heck's family receieved an ominous letter from the Marine just minutes before learning he was killed, according to ...

Former minister and Te Pāti Māori founder Dame Tariana Turia has died after suffering a stroke, aged 80. “The whānau of the Honourable Dr Dame Tariana Turia advise, with deep sadness, the passing of ...

A small detachment of approximately 100 logistics support Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force has started to relocate from Okinawa to Guam, a release from the Marines states. The ...

Some deployed soldiers and Marines fill their letters home with pleasantries and platitudes, avoiding talk of pain and killings. Ross Wimer did not. “It is a sad day (for 1st Platoon ...

Now, as the debate comes to a head in Washington, it seems pertinent to express the views of those who feel that conscription in any guise is a war measure out of keeping with the peacetime policy of ...

The holiday season is bringing more than just festive cheers to families of US Marines in the Valley, thanks to the nonprofit organization Miles for Military. In a report by ABC 15, the ...

Negros Island, the fourth largest island in the Philippines, offers a journey through its rich history and breathtaking biodiversity. Negros Occidental, home to the historic sugar plantations and ...