A 100-year-old veteran who survived the Battle of Iwo Jima recounts his experience and the freedom he's enjoyed since the Allies won World War II.
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100-year-old Marine reunited with tank he drove on Iwo Jima
During the fighting on Iwo Jima, when another Marine tank got bogged down, Lucky’s crew responded. Tank commander Lt. Leonard ...
CANYON — On a cool Saturday morning in Palo Duro Canyon, more than 20 teams of wrestlers, Marines and community members tightened their shoelaces and adjusted flagpoles for a climb meant to echo one ...
The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima is the latest Navy vessel to host an afloat USO center designed to improve shipboard life for deployed sailors and Marines, the service said this week. Iwo ...
NORFOLK, Va. — The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group is set to deploy from Naval Station Norfolk and Camp Lejeune, N.C., this week. The group recently completed the Composite Training Unit Exercise, ...
This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Leighton Willhite was just 19 when he was tasked with ...
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