U.S. Army veteran brings WWII good luck flag home to Japanese family
U.S. Army veteran Chris Dorsey returns a WWII good luck flag to a fallen Japanese soldier’s family, bringing closure and ...
Flags once carried by fallen Japanese soldiers in WWII returned to families by 2 Long Island collectors
Two Long Island historical memorabilia collectors say they will turn over 41 flags carried by Japanese servicemen in World ...
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Army veteran returns WWII ‘good luck’ flag to Japanese soldier’s family
TAKETA CITY, Japan — A U.S. Army colonel’s great-grandson returned a “good luck” flag Wednesday to the nephew of a Japanese soldier who carried it into battle during World War II.
Why Are Flags At Half-Staff? Observances Through The Week In THESE States | Full List
Flags in Texas, Massachusetts, Iowa, and South Carolina remained at half-staff this week to honor former politicians and ...
Look Back: 80th anniversary of the American flag raising on Iwo Jima
The front page of the Record on Feb. 26, 1945, published what is the most patriotic picture in American history: the raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima during ...
'Our town and our country': WWII Marine Michael Strank remembered on anniversary of flag raising at Iwo Jima
For Franklin Borough, the fact that one of the community's own was among the six Marines raising the American Flag in Iwo Jima during World War II is a source of pride. On Feb. 23, 1945, in Iwo Jima, ...
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A 93-year-old World War II veteran returned a fallen Japanese soldier's flag to his family
World War II veteran Marvin Strombo traveled 10,000 miles from his quiet home in Montana to the land of the rising sun to personally return a Japanese flag he had taken from Sadao Yasue during the ...
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80 years later, Monticello remembers 'Boots' Thomas, hero behind the first Iwo Jima flag
The ceremony honored the service of all WWII veterans ... platoon,” Thomas said in the interview. “Three of us actually raised the flag—Lieutenant Harold G. Schrier, our company executive ...