#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Robert H. Dyches
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Robert “Bob” H. Dyches, who was seriously wounded …
Tag: Iwo Jima
#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Veteran Donald E. Longfellow
On the anniversary of the flag raising on Iwo Jima, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran …
The Battle of Iwo Jima and the unbreakable Navajo Code
The Code Talkers used native languages to send military messages before World War II. Navajo, which was …
Ceremony honors Battle of Iwo Jima Veterans
The Friends of the National World War II Memorial honored Veterans from the Battle of Iwo Jima during a 75th …
#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Veteran James Cate
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran James Cate, who was injured during combat in Iwo Jima, earning …
Ira Hayes: Immortal Flag Raiser at Iwo Jima
Ira Hayes was a Pima Indian Marine and one of the last surviving members of the Iwo Jima flag raising in …
#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Veteran Samuel Franklin Hartman
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran Samuel Franklin Hartman, who served in the Pacific during …
Jack Lummus: A Giant on the Battlefield
Jack Lummus was a two-sport professional athlete and two-way end for the New York Giants, as well as a Medal …
#VeteranOfTheDay Marine Corps Veteran Charles E. Baker
Charles E. Baker served in the Marine Corps during World War II from 1944 to 1946 and fought in Iwo Jima.
Woody Williams remembers the Battle of Iwo Jima
On February 19, 1945, thousands of Marines landed on a beach of volcanic ash in the Pacific. For five weeks, …
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