Amid ‘DEI’ purge, Pentagon removes webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser
Until recently, a page on the Defense Department’s website celebrated Pfc. Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian who was one of the six ...
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The Medal of Honor Recipient Erased in the Pentagon's DEI Purge
Private 1st Class Harold Gonsalves received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic actions during the Battle of ...
80 years since one of the bloodiest Pacific battles of World War II
80 years ago, American and Japanese troops were locked in one of the fiercest and bloodiest battles of the Pacific theatre in ...
World War II soldier missing for decades laid to rest in emotional South Carolina ceremony
Draped in an American flag with only 48 stars, a casket held the remains of U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Arthur W. Crossland Jr.
80 years after his death, WWII soldier and Columbia native laid to rest at Fort Jackson
Arthur Crossland Jr. was killed fighting German forces during WWII. On March 14, 2025, the Columbia native received a proper ...
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U.S. Army veteran brings WWII good luck flag home to Japanese family
U.S. Army veteran Chris Dorsey returns a WWII good luck flag to a fallen Japanese soldier’s family, bringing closure and ...
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Iwo Jima veteran recalls ‘terrible, terrible’ battle 80 years after WWII
Marine amphibious tractors burn after being hit by Japanese mortar shells during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. (U.S. Marine ...
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Save our flag! 'It’s up to the good people of Ludlow to decide what happens'
This year, 2025, marks the 80th anniversary of the Allied victory in World War Two. A triumph for freedom over oppression. For much of that time, the White Ensign of HMS Ludlow has been laid up at St ...
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Organization News: Mount Carmel Area Joint Veterans Committee
On Sunday the Mount Carmel Area Joint Veterans Committee held its 581st “Changing of the Colors” flag ceremony at the flag ...
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Ask Caray: What does it take to pull off Thunder Over Louisville?
we're going to be doing a salute to the 80th anniversary to the end of WWII," Hettinger said. "They're going to build a combination of fireworks that is going to lift up off the bridge and build an ...
What we know about U.S. military's anti-DEI purge of WWII Enola Gay aircraft photos
Enola Gay was the name of the B-29 aircraft that dropped the world's first atomic bomb used in war on Hiroshima, Japan, ...