Wayne had been honoured with the Hollywood footprints after his Oscar-nominated performance in the Sands of Iwo Jima, about ...
Editor’s Note: Samantha Bresnahan is a supervising producer for CNN and author of the new book, “IN BLOOD, FLOWERS BLOOM: A World War II Story of Valor and Forgiveness Across Generations,” which ...
On Wednesday, Charles Calvin Holdeman Jr. was laid to rest with full military honors at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans ...
Marine Sgt. John Stryker (John Wayne) is despised by his own men for his rough attitude and exhausting training regimen. As the war in the Pacific progresses, though, they begin to respect Stryker's ...
Now is the time of year when we recognize our veterans, and many of us think about family members who served their country. Recently, there has been much publicity about Iwo Jima, the key battle of ...
Staff Sgt. Alvin Joesphy Jr.'s voice from Iwo Jima is insistent, but collected. It rings through time with bell-like clarity. "An American dive bombing attack is taking place just ahead of us on the ...