Their mission was to capture the island's three airfields, eliminate a Japanese early warning station that was tipping off mainland defenses to incoming B-29 raids, and establish an emergency landing ...
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Battles won against impossible odds
History is filled with tales of underdogs prevailing against seemingly daunting forces. Smaller armies trying their best to hold out against massive empires, plucky fleets taking the fight to the most ...
The Only Army Unit to Fight in Five of the Marine Corps’ Bloodiest WWII Battles — Including Iwo Jima
From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, the Marine Corps earned its reputation for tackling some of the bloodiest battles of World War II’s Pacific Theater. What few remember is that the U.S. Army usually fought ...
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A brutal battle separated a Michigan soldier from his family for 75 years. Science brought him home.
DETROIT, MI — The wheels of Delta Airlines flight 733 touched the tarmac of Detroit Metro Airport Saturday, Oct. 11, at 12:51 p.m., the moment Capt. Charles Graham Gibson Jr. came home, more than 75 ...
Anyone who has studied the American Revolution knows that some of the most important battles took place in New Jersey.
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