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Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories ...

In the aftermath of World War II and at the height of the Cold War, Joe Rizza completed a distinguished career at sea in both ...

A U.S. Army colonel’s great-grandson returned a “good luck” flag Wednesday to the family of a Japanese soldier who carried it ...

Eleven explosive ordnance disposal divers with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Sub Area Activity Okinawa unit ...

The photo of U.S. Marines raising the American flag over Mount Suribachi after the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima against ...

In December 1941 Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i, causing the U.S. to enter World War II. Over two years would pass until the Allies reached their great turning point in ...

To honor the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, the National Museum of the Pacific War is hosting a three-day ...

Kinjo’s older brother who had remained in Okinawa to attend school was killed in the Battle of Okinawa. One of every four islanders perished in the battle in the closing days of the war ...

Japan and the United States are arranging a late March meeting in Japan between Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S.

All it takes is a close of his eyes and Don Graves is a 19-year-old at the historic battle of Iwo Jima in World War II, wondering if he’d see his 20th birthday. “I remember the bullets flying all ...

The first celebration of the U.S. Flag's birthday was held in 1877, on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777. However, it is believed that the first annual recognition of the flag's ...