The Marine rifle squad evolved rapidly in WW2 as Guadalcanal, Tarawa, and the island war exposed old weaknesses. By building ...

Every U.S. soldier and Marine in WW2 carried a carefully planned combat load built around firepower and endurance. Rifles, ...

As young U.S. Marines, Isom "Ike" Rigell, 18, and Thomas "Tommy" Pechacek, 20, were stationed in the distant Pacific theater on Dec. 7, 1941, when surprise Japanese attacks forced them to scramble for ...

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) – The remains of a United States Marine killed in action in World War II are expected to be returned home this week. After 83 years of waiting, the family of Private First ...

The USO of North Carolina at Raleigh-Durham International Airport hosted a 97-year-old U.S. Marine and WWII veteran as he met with junior Marines in a tradition of passing down knowledge. The USO of ...

Students from St. Croix Falls High School (Wisconsin) read a eulogy for Marine Corps veteran Harlan Rosvold at the Fort Snelling Memorial Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 8. (NDA) Students ...

Two World War II Marine veterans were honored by Orlando high school students through the Silent Heroes program. Students researched the veterans' lives and published digital biographical profiles to ...