One of those veterans is here in Wilmington, and he celebrated his 100th birthday on Friday at the USS Battleship North Carolina. “She fought in all the major battles in the Pacific, had a spectacular ...

Over 100 teams, both boys and girls, across the Gulf Coast will compete. As a result, the Bagdad-Garcon Point Water System advises that all water used for drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing ...

That’s why a special remembrance was held today on the USS Battleship North Carolina. The ceremony has been held there since 1962 when the battleship became the state’s World War II Memorial as the ...

At Battleship Memorial Park -- a crowd gathered early Monday morning for a flag ceremony. “It’s a day of acknowledging the true meaning of freedom,” said Robert Franklin Barrow, Retired U.S ...

With guns that could launch shells the size of a car and armor thicker than most warships, the Yamato was a floating fortress—and a symbol of Imperial Japan’s might. Wall Street Journal ...

When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons ...

Back when Battleship North Carolina was commissioned in 1941, the ship was thought of as "the world's greatest sea weapon," and it turned out to be just that by participating in more than a dozen ...

It holds the distinction of being the world's last active service battleship. According to recent visitors, the Battleship Missouri Memorial's war artifacts and exhibits complement the displays at ...

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