Last week, hundreds of people traveled to Shrub Oak, New York to attend the funeral of Robert Graham, a 97-year-old veteran who served in the Pacific as a Marine Raider during World War II.
In 1988, the USS Wisconsin (BB-64) was recommissioned. The battleship saw fighting in WWII and was due for upgrades. New and ...
Durwood “Bud” Buchheim, 101, of Sun Prairie, and John Storer, 97, of Maple Bluff, are among the estimated 100,000 or fewer ...
Two other Raiders received minor injuries. According to Marine Corps Times, the vehicle involved was a Polaris MRZR, a lightweight dune buggy that can carry up to four personnel and up to 1,000 ...
Slug a walk-off grand slam in the World Series, and you’re a hero. Come back from ACL or rotator cuff surgery, and you’re courageous. Bury long jump shots in the Final Four, and you’re a gunner. The ...
ABC 10News reporter Madison Weil stopped by one celebration in La Mesa and sat down with Randy Tidmore, a 102-year-old WWII ...
Marine Raiders have been ordered to stop wearing the same multicam uniform as other elite special operators in the military as Marine Forces Special Operations Command looks to acquire a ...
The Navy on Saturday commissioned the USS John Basilone, its latest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, named in ...
*Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. Omaha post office is named for World War II hero, Charles Jackson French. On Oct. 4, 2024, a historical marker was dedicated at ...
A 98-year-old Marine veteran who enlisted in the Marine Corps at 17 during World War II was awarded a high school diploma two days before his death. Richard Remp, who was receiving hospice care in ...
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A Louisiana marine who died 82 years ago during World War II has now had his remains identified, and is planned to be buried on Friday. According to the Firemen’s ...