The USS Bismarck Sea was the last U.S. aircraft carrier lost in battle, sunk by a dual Japanese kamikaze attack during the ...
The Navy's newest destroyer the USS John Basilone takes its name from the Medal of Honor recipient and hero of the Battle of ...
After the war, Silberman resumed his studies and graduated from medical school at 26. Silberman was able to finish his ...
Rory Johnson is a man who knows his own mind. Even decades ago, fresh out of high school with college scholarships waiting at ...
She carried a total of 9,135 soldiers, 3,248 vehicles, 5,373 prisoners of war, and 817 casualties ... LST-715 was at Iwo Jima, as well as several campaigns in the Korean War. In 1955, LST-715 was ...
Once in command, Maryk takes the USS Caine back to San Francisco ... American flag over Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima. There were two flags raised on Mount Suribachi that day ...
COL. Jeff Olichwier speaks during the 2024 Veterans Day observation at Ashley Pond. This year’s theme was ‘A Legacy of ...
SAN ANTONIO — Nearly eight decades after U.S. Marines raised the flag at Iwo Jima, one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, five of them reunited at San Antonio's Menger Hotel to reconnect ...