His family said he volunteered for Meals on Wheels, was a dedicated blood donor, avid gardener, loved to travel, and was very ...
The front page of the Record on Feb. 26, 1945, published what is the most patriotic picture in American history: the raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima during ...
5th Marine Division based out of San Diego, Calif. The 5th Marine Division took part in the Battle of Iwo Jima that began Feb. 16, 1945, and ended March 26, 1945. Rosenthal’s picture of the ...
5th Marine Division, a platoon he would take to Iwo Jima. Wells was asked what he told his men before they went ashore ahead of what would be a historic battle for the history books.
The police and the Navy’s 5th Marine Battalion have tightened security in strategic areas of Cotabato City following a series ...
No World War II battle represents the fighting spirit of the US Marine Corps better than Iwo Jima,” according to a news ...
A program commemorating National Vietnam War Veterans Day will be held Saturday, March 29 at 11 a.m. at the Hillsboro Eagles Aerie 1161. The event is open to the public, with local Vietnam War ...
My father, Keyes Beech, was also there, on that lonely island flung in the Pacific Ocean. He was a technical sergeant attached to the Marine Corps 5th Division, a division that is no longer active in ...