The Marines, however, modified LVTs with ramps that allowed their men to penetrate the atoll on the northwest. Moreover, the ...

Wall St. Insights Japan occupied all or part of over 20 countries during World War II. The U.S. and its allies liberated many ...

"The character that drove (Bill Knapp's) long career was forged in the fires of war on a Pacific island 80 years ago." ...

Bill Knapp, one of the architects of modern downtown Des Moines, will be interred at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, another landmark he helped create.

On February 19, 1945, U.S. Marines launched Operation Detachment, the massive assault on Iwo Jima, beginning one of the ...

Six years after El Pueblo motel opened its doors, with the country plunged into World War II the motel’s proprietor devised a ...

Frank Strait Wright squinted against the bright afternoon sun, his hazel eyes creasing at the corners. A warm, humid breeze ...

Overshadowed by World War II and Vietnam, the Korean War is often referred to as The Forgotten War.  But William C. “Red” Sharbrough will never forget his time in Korea. His walking brace and head ...

Two senators have introduced a resolution recognizing the 80th anniversary of Stars and Stripes continuously reporting in the ...

Veterans Day is the day when America rightfully pays homage to the men and women who answered a nation’s call to service to ...

He’s from a moment in time when young men regarded it as an honor to defend their country: The Greatest Generation.