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He joined the Marines at 16, served as a Raider, and fought at Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal in World War II. Now, he just wants ...
Right after World War II, a crucial alliance between the two countries fell apart. We are still paying the price.
Corporal Frank S. Wright, 98, of Lodi, is one of the last living WWII Marine Raiders. He received the honor of a lifetime at this year's NFC Championship Game. Here is Frank's story.
The original “Marine Raiders” were Calrson’s Raiders of WWII, a special operations unit who, under the command of their namesake, Lt. Colonel Evans Fordyce Carlson, gained fame for their ...
WWII Marine Cpl. Frank S. Wright's 100th birthday wish is to receive 100,000 postcards or birthday cards. Here's where you can send him one.
But, the WWII Marine Raiders would later form the Recon Marines. It’s arguably one of the best full-circle unit lineages in the U.S. military.
Marine Raiders with 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, provides security while conducting a simulated night-raid on a warehouse in Los Angeles ...
U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters known as the People’s Protection Unit, or YPG, are fielding a monster-sized 12.7 mm homemade sniper rifle pieced together from other weapons.
Woman Makes Sure Decorated WWII Marine From NY With No Living Relatives Isn't Forgotten Ninety-seven-year-old Bob Graham left no close relatives when he died this month in Westchester County ...
Hundreds turned out Friday to honor a decorated World War II Marine in New York after a young friend ensured the 97-year-old’s life and death did not go unrecognized.
The original “Marine Raiders” were Calrson’s Raiders of WWII, a special operations unit who, under the command of their namesake, Lt. Colonel Evans Fordyce Carlson, gained fame for their ...