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He’d been, as Gen. Douglas MacArthur put it later, a “one man army.” Nash Phillips, a private who was wounded in the fight, ...
On Memorial Day, we remember the likes of John Basilone to honor his sacrifice and to remind us of the blood and toil that ...
From there, he was deployed to the battle of Guadalcanal in 1942 and engaged in a fight with a Japanese unit that had more ...
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Lafayette community may pay its respects Saturday to firefighter Sgt. John Robinson, who died April 14 while on duty at Lafayette Fire Station 9. His visitation and service ...
John Stamos stood by his decision to help a South Florida nonprofit dedicated to honoring healthcare professionals after facing backlash online. Stamos, 61, caught heat on social media after ...
The sister of Medal of Honor recipient Master Sgt. John Chapman, an elite combat controller who died on a mountainside during the Battle of Takur Ghar in Afghanistan, is angered by the way the new ...
As a boy on the streets of Raritan, N.J., John Basilone used to run alongside the Italian peddlers’ carts, shouting at the top of his voice, “Any vegetables today, lady?” John was a lively ...
Soledad National Veterans Memorial unveiled its 32nd Medal of Honor plaque during a historic ceremony honoring Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone. The unveiling honors the bravery and courage Basilone ...
The legendary Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, who died at the Battle of Iwo Jima, now has a dedicated plaque at the Mount Soledad National Veterans Memorial. While leading an assault on the first ...
If there were a Hall of Fame for the nation’s soldiers, Basilone would undoubtedly be part of it. “Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone is arguably the paramount American hero of the Second World War ...
Three hundred sailors joined the debut of the USS John Basilone in Jacksonville. The USS John Basilone made its first homecoming on the First Coast since being commissioned in New York City ...