ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - A World War II veteran right here in Alexandria is turning 100 years old. JD Leatherman, or as people call him, “Woo”, is proudly turning 100. He lived his whole life in the ...

Capt. Richard Haley relieved Capt. Brian Hamel as USS Iwo Jima’s (LHD 7) 18th commanding officer during a ceremony, June 13th held at Naval Station Norfolk.

One of the Riverbend’s “greatest generation” celebrated his 100th birthday in style on Wednesday. Retired insurance ...

Desert Storm is an interesting chapter of U.S. military history that doesn't get a lot of attention.On the Price of Freedom, a solider who was there shares how ...

WWII Marine Cpl. Frank S. Wright's 100th birthday wish is to receive 100,000 postcards or birthday cards. Here's where you ...

China’s two operational aircraft carriers conducted a total of about 1,120 takeoffs and landings of fighter jets during most ...

The Battle of Iwo Jima and the iconic flag-raising on Mount Suribachi are deeply embedded in both Marine Corps tradition and ...

Although he had close calls, Connecticut World War II veteran Edward J. Apicella Sr. said he survived the hellish battle of Okinawa physically unscathed. But the Waterbury native, his voice breaking ...

The Battle of Okinawa was the bloodiest fight in the Pacific theater in World War II, with tens of thousands killed across ...

This is a photo of my father. He was born in Tama. He is standing before Mount Suribachi during World War II. If you don’t ...

The island of Chichijima, at first glance, may seem an unremarkable place in the vast Pacific Ocean. Part of the Ogasawara archipelago, Chichijima lays some 150 miles north of Iwo Jima and 500 miles ...