In Feb. 19’s Sun Journal the cartoon by Dave Grunlund is of the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima. It’s an image that has become synonymous with the extraordinary sacrifice and determination of American ...

This is the weekend of Saturday, Feb. 22, and Sunday, Feb. 23, the 53rd and 54th day of 2025. There are 311 days left in the year as of Sunday.

But few Viking explorers could match what Martinson, 98, experienced 80 years ago: the invasion of Iwo Jima, considered by ...

Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Strank is a revered historic figure and military hero in both the United States and the Slovak ...

“Ve are hurryink,” said a raven-haired femme fatale, one of two electronics installers; the other a dumpy, mustachioed man in a black fedora, who replied, “Keep eye out for Moose and Squirrel, darlink ...

Wednesday marked the 25th and final time Marine Corps veterans, Gold Star families and state lawmakers will gather in the State House to mark the anniversary of the ...

Veterans to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the First U.S. Flag Raised on Iwo Jima Japan in Monticello Sunday.

Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, they highlight the service of ...

Late yesterday evening, on the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, the United States Senate unanimously passed a ...

One by one, with canes, walkers, and wheelchairs in tow, these veterans carefully navigated their way to the World War II ...

Lawmakers had their own February break this week, but there were still several important events at the State House.

Since 2011, local scouts have reenacted the Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima each June during the annual Union County Veterans' ...