In the rising of the sun and in its going down, we remember them. In the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter, we remember them. In the opening of buds and in the rebirth of spring, we remember them. In the blueness of the sky and in the warmth of summer, we...
USS O’Bannon (DD/DDE-450), a Fletcher-class destroyer was the U.S. Navy’s most decorated destroyer during World War II, earning 17 battle stars and a Presidential Unit Citation. She also has the distinction of being the only ship on record to sink a...
Seventy-five years ago, Ensign William L. Halloran was the first Knight of Columbus killed in World War II by J.C. Sullivan “The telegram arrived at 2:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, 1941 by a Western Union kid in an olive drab uniform riding a bike in the...
Merrill’s Marauders (named after Frank Merrill) or Unit Galahad, officially named the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), was a United States Army long range penetration special operations jungle warfare unit, which fought in...
By Geoffrey Ingersoll, Business Insider Apr 22, 2016 On April 22, 2008, two Marines from two different walks of life who had literally just met were told to stand guard in front of their outpost’s entry-control point. Minutes later, they were staring down a big blue...
