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Today in History: February 19, The Battle of Iwo Jima begins
WFLA via Yahoo News· 3 months agoToday is Monday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2024. There are 316 days left in the year. Today’s...
Quite a life: From Ellis Island and Iwo Jima, Warwick veteran celebrates 100 years
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 23, 1945, was Duilio “Dewey” Turilli’s 22nd birthday. On that date, six U.S. Marines planted...
Local veteran hosts skydiving event honoring Marines who fought in Iwo Jima
KDVR Denver via Yahoo News· 2 months agoDENVER (KDVR) — A local Marine veteran honored fellow Marines who served in Iwo Jima while raising...
Oldest living Medal of Honor recipient recounts Iwo Jima, his hopes for the future
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor's note: Hershel "Woody Williams" died June 29, 2022, in Charleston, West Virginia, nine...
Today is: Iwo Jima Day
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIwo Jima Day marks the anniversary of the date in February 1945 when the Battle of Iwo Jima began, with the invasion of Iwo Jima island by the United States Armed Forces. Some of the bloodiest ...
From Iwo Jima to Vietnam, Shorewood native Dickey Chapelle followed Marines into battle
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIn her eventful 47 years on Earth, Shorewood native Dickey Chapelle saw the World War II battles of...
Bucyrus Secondary School honored the memory of Bucyrus native Harry Martin for Veterans Day
Telegraph-Forum via Yahoo News· 6 months agoBucyrus Secondary School held its annual Veterans Day Memorial event that was centered around the...
'Great American hero and patriot': Harry L. Martin remembered in Veterans Day ceremony
Telegraph-Forum via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA special Veterans Day ceremony Friday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church paid special tribute to...
'The unsung heroes of American history': Dozens gather at Arizona Capitol for Navajo Code Talkers...
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOne of the last living Navajo Code Talkers, Thomas H. Begay, addressed dozens of community members...
Last U.S. Medal of Honor recipient from WWII dies at 98
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAt the height of World War Two, 18-year-old Hershel "Woody" Williams tried to join the U.S. Marine...