The Battle of Iwo Jima: A History
U.S. Marines raised an American flag on the Japanese island’s highest peak exactly 80 years ago. But the fighting, some of ...
Museum offers new home to gun St. Paulites used to fire first American shots of WWII
Navy photo of the USS Ward’s Number Three Gun and its crew. They were Minnesota reservists credited with firing the first ...
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The Diefenthaler twins
Wilbur and Willard Diefenthaler were identical twins from Kiel, Wisconsin who fought in World War II. They were captured by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge.
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Operation Grenade: 80 Years Ago Hitler’s Western Wall Crumbles
My father Frank Sempa, Henry Kissinger, and 350,000 others took part in Operation Grenade, a massive and decisive Allied ...
Meet ‘Sergeant Stubby’—A WWI Dog Who Wandered Onto An Army Training Ground In 1917
Sergeant Stubby supported his division through 17 battles in 18 months, survived a grenade blast and even caught a spy within ...
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Remembering those who Climbed before us
After reaching the top of the mountain, a sense of humility, heritage, and legacy was felt by the Soldiers and community ...