Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family have visited Okinawa to pray for the war dead ahead of the 80th anniversary marking ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family prayed on Wednesday in Okinawa for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles ...

After weeks of fierce fighting, even battle-hardened U.S. Marines were “sitting on the ground, hands to their faces, sobbing their hearts out.” Among the most brutal battles of World War II in ...

When I was younger, going to Ft. Bliss in El Paso, Texas on Armed Forces Day was an important occasion. Veterans Day and Memorial Day were revered in a city ...

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The idea of replacing Veterans Day with “Victory Day” set off a colleague of mine, a veteran who earned two Purple Hearts and ...

Tragically, he was 80 years too early for today’s Americans to realize the long, deep roots of the modern GOP’s propaganda strategy. Over the past 40 years, our media has been largely ...

And they often get help from journalists and opinion writers who don’t do their homework. During the debate in 2019, two Washington Post articles stated that the rule protects 9.5 million acres ...

Avoiding President Donald Trump’s ire over passing through costs is only half the battle. Home Depot said on May 20 that it will keep its prices unchanged despite the impact of tariffs.

If you enjoy World War 2 movies and want something that differs from the majority of the genre, then you should give "Battle Under Orion" (aka "Manatsu no Orion") a chance. I was thoroughly ...

Martin, of Niles, Mich., was killed when a shell fragment struck him in the chest on May 15, 1945, as 6th Marine Division fought to take Sugar Loaf Hill in Okinawa’s capital city, Naha, according to ...