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Handsewn American flag from WWII headed back overseas
This piece of American ... end of the war when the Germans would not give up,” said Bruce Patire whose father found himself in a dangerous situation at the end of World War II.
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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The Story Behind the World-Famous Photograph of U.S. Marines Raising the American Flag During the Battle of Iwo Jima
The photo went on to win the Pulitzer Prize and to visually define the Pacific Theater of World War II. Iwo Jima ... was preparing to raise the American flag there. The photographer promptly ...
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.
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon’s DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women ...
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 ...