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Remains of American Soldier Captured by the Japanese During World War II Identified Nearly 80 Years Later
After his plane was shot down, Glenn H. Hodak was sent to a military prison in Tokyo, where he was killed by U.S. firebombing ...
Joe Harris, believed to be the oldest surviving WWII paratrooper, dead at 108
Joe Harris, a sergeant with an all-Black infantry unit and believed to be the oldest surviving World War II paratrooper, died ...
Pentagon chief Hegseth’s praise of Japanese troops in battle of Iwo Jima sparks criticism
VCG. US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday “praised American-Japanese friendship and trust” while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima t ...
Pentagon chief Hegseth says US command in ‘warrior’ Japan being upgraded to deter China
Mr Hegseth’s praise of Japan contrasts with the criticism he levelled at European allies in February. Read more at ...
Anadolu Agency3d
On 1st Japan visit, US defense chief attends Iwo Jima commemorative service
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday joined Japanese leaders at a war memorial service during his first visit to ...
United States Army4d
Trailblazers of Tomorrow: The Evolving Legacy of Pathfinder Operations
The night before a jump is like the night before the battle. You wait. You wonder. You get ready. And you know, when you go ...
Army Times6d
WWII podcast sets sights on stories that offer lessons for future wars
What happens when a Navy captain and a historian walk into a bar? They come out with a hit podcast about the Pacific War.
Seymour Tribune9d
One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen remembers struggle for recognition amid Trump’s DEI purge
With members of a trailblazing Black Air Force unit passing away at advanced ages, efforts to remain true to their memory ...
Fact Check: DOD removed, then restored, article about Jackie Robinson in anti-DEI 'content refresh'
This used to be the URL for a story on the @DeptofDefense website about Jackie Robinson's time in the Army. The story has ...
Army Times14d
The P-51 Mustang and the man who won the World War II air war with it
It was thanks to former WWI pilot Tommy Hitchcock that the P-51 entered U.S service — and changed the skies over Europe ...
DOD, Army websites scrub articles on Navajo Code Talkers. Here's how that may change
The Department of Defense and U.S. Army have scrubbed articles on the Navajo Code Talkers and their contribution to America's victories during World War II, removing the information from websites as ...