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The Battle of Iwo Jima cost nearly 7000 Americans their lives. This weekend, the National Museum of the Pacific War honors ...

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s forensic lab in Hawaii has begun analyzing dozens of human remains retrieved from ...

A man accused of slamming into and “crushing” another vehicle in a deadly wreck in Hawaii is headed to prison, prosecutors said. Keola James DeCosta, 43, of Lawai, was sentenced to 15 years behind ...

Pope Francis' recent bout with pneumonia, which landed him in the hospital for the fourth time, fueled speculation in Rome.

Madison County's Don Takacs, a U.S. Army veteran and a 1966 Edwardsville High School graduate, is an American Legion member ...

Donald J. Reilly was the most decorated Marine in Vietnam when he was killed in 1965. After nearly six decades, he is finally ...

At an annual event every October, the organization serves between 70 and 150 homeless or at-risk veterans, providing ...

Samuel Lim, 69, went home to be with the LORD on January 13, 2025. Bill was born in 1955 in Ewa, Hawaii, to John and Rose Lim. He was a teacher, principal and soccer referee. He also worked in the ...

Thomas Kanasky Jr. and William O’Brien Jr. made marks on their communities after serving in the U.S. Marine Corps during the ...

The summer of 2024 will be one of saluting veterans, thanks to a pair of special events being organized by Hutchinson area veterans groups. A new Gold Star Families monument will be unveiled in ...