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Around Amherst: Soldier killed on Iwo Jima awarded Medal of Liberty
Daily Hampshire Gazette· 4 days agoAn Amherst native and member of the U.S. Marine Corps, killed in March 1945 on Iwo Jima during World...
Native Americans Voting Rights
Anacortes American· 3 days agoFILE - U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division, raise a U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan, Feb. 23, 1945. In 1928, two members of...
102-year-old WWII vet dies en route to France for D-Day commemoration
Stars and Stripes· 18 hours agoA 102-year-old World War II veteran died Friday while en route to France to take part in the...
A mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks off commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day
The Buffalo News· 2 days agoCARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France — Parachutists jumping from World War II-era planes hurled themselves...
Why Aren't U.S. Navy LCAC Hovercraft Being Used To Deliver Aid To Gaza?
THE WARZONE via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe equipment was transported via Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) from the amphibious assault ship...
Parachute drop marks 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy
Euronews via Yahoo News· 2 days ago“Seven thousand of my marine buddies were killed. Twenty thousand shot up, wounded, put on ships,...
His grandfather was a ‘Beirut Marine.’ Now he’s graduating from Parris Island.
Task & Purpose· 6 days agoMarine Sgt. William H. Pollard, 24, was one of the 241 U.S. troops killed in the Oct. 23, 1983...
Friends remember local WWII veteran who died en route to D-Day commemoration
13WHAM Rochester· 1 day agoWorld War II veteran Robert Persichitti from Fairport died while traveling to Normandy, France on...
Parade’s D-Day Tribute: June 6, 1944 as Told by the People Who Were There
Parade· 2 days agoParade Celebrates D-Day With an Exclusive Excerpt From “When the Sea Came Alive.” In honor of D-Day,...
New Jersey girl to run 1 mile in honor of fallen Gila River Police Officer Joshua Briese
12 News KPNX· 5 hours agoThe fatal shooting of Gila River Police Department Officer Joshua Briese has prompted condolences to...