ORLANDO, FL – Editors note Correction: According to the U.S. Marine Corps, the release was regarding the return of the remains of Charmning Rowe and his hometown was Orlovista, Florida. According to ...

WASHINGTON - Hundreds of African-American veterans who helped to integrate the Marine Corps during World War II at a time segregation was an everyday reality are now proud recipients of the nation's ...

GROESBECK, Texas — A Groesbeck teen joined eleven other Young Marines who made the trip to Iwo Jima this spring to honor the 80th anniversary of the WWII battle that took place there. Leighanna Mackey ...

On Feb. 23, 1945, Marines and Navy corpsmen staked symbolic claim to victory in one phase of WWII battle.

PFC Maurice E. Prince, a New Bedford Marine killed in action during the Battle of Saipan in WWII, is honored by the 77th Lights for Peace flag.

From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, the Marine Corps earned its reputation for tackling some of the bloodiest battles of World War II’s Pacific Theater. What few remember is that the U.S. Army usually fought ...

World War II Marine Cpl. Frank S. Wright has lived a life of pride and honor for nearly a century. In celebration of his 100th birthday which is just around the corner, Wright's wish is to receive 100 ...

Roberta “Randy” Tidmore was waiting at a bus terminal in Chicago more than 80 years ago on her way back to Rockford, Illinois, when a group of handsome young men in the U.S. Marine Corps walked past.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Among the most strategically vital objectives for the United States forces in the Pacific during World War II were three islands ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Once a Marine, always a Marine. A local World War II veteran in hospice was honored by current service members with a special visit Monday. The group of Marines paid a visit to ...

A U.S. Marine who sent an ominous letter home before he went missing in action during World War II has been accounted for over eight decades after he was killed in the Pacific, the Defense Department ...

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, California (KCAL, KCBS) -- The U.S. Marine Corps helped Los Angeles County deputies clear a WWII-era explosive from a construction site at the Port of Long Beach on Wednesday. Port ...