American troops pack more punch than European ones, and fighting Russia without the US would require adding more than 300,000, think tank says
"US troops would come in large, cohesive, corps-sized units with a unified command and control tighter even than NATO joint command." ...
On Feb. 23, 1945, Marines and Navy corpsmen staked symbolic claim to victory in one phase of WWII battle
The front page of the Deseret News on Feb. 23, 1945, as the Battle of Iowa Jima raged in the Pacific during World War II. U.S. raised the flag on Mount Suribachi that cay, displayed two days later in ...
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With pipes and drums, Celtic Calling returns to Charleston; here's a schedule
Charleston, West Virginia’s ninth Celtic Calling festival will be held from Wednesday, Feb. 26, to Sunday, March 2, 2025.
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The Story Behind the World-Famous Photograph of U.S. Marines Raising the American Flag During the Battle of Iwo Jima
Joe Rosenthal’s iconic photos from Iwo Jima helped the United States raise $26 billion for the war and served as the basis ...
The Battle of Iwo Jima: A History
U.S. Marines raised an American flag on the Japanese island’s highest peak exactly 80 years ago. But the fighting, some of ...