ARLINGTON, Va. — After 72 years buried under feet of crushed coral in an old shipyard, Pvt. Robert Carter is finally home. The Pentagon long considered the remains of the Marine unrecoverable, lost in ...

For months, even years afterward, I would occasionally see a certificate on the wall of someone’s home, or in a store, or, once, glued to the back window of a car. It was a simple piece of paper ...

HONOLULU — Military and Veterans Affairs officials are digging up the remains of 94 unidentified Marines and sailors killed on a remote atoll in the Pacific during one of World War II's bloodiest ...

SAN DIEGO — The USS Tarawa Veterans Association is looking formates (CV-40 and LHA-1) for its 18th annual reunion April 12through 15 in Dayton, Ohio. Contact Frank Grosey, 976 Holly St.Bull Head City, ...

HOUMA — Veterans who served on either of the two boats named USS Tarawa are invited to a reunion this year. The two ships were named for Tarawa Atoll, site of a Marine landing during World War II in ...

The USS Tarawa Veterans Association is looking for former members and has announced the 25th annual reunion in Branson, Mo., April 24 through April 27. Contacts for membership and reunion information ...

I have just returned from a long-hoped-for journey to hallowed ground. Hallowed to my family. Hallowed to the U.S. Marine Corps. Hallowed to many of the (sadly few) Americans who remember the brutal, ...

WAIMEA — Last Thursday, with trade winds howling, crowds of flag waving Parker School students lined the walkway as members of the 2nd and 5th Marine Divisions made their way to their school ...

From the Republic of Kiribati to Hangar 19 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam the remains of at least 22 veterans of the Battle of Tarawa in World War II were carried by Marine pallbearers Wednesday.

In this July 31, 2018, photo, Dominic Ragucci poses for a portrait in Philadelphia with a photo of his brother, Emil, who was killed in action during World War II. Nearly 70 years after Emil's death ...

NOVI, Mich. -- USS Tarawa Veterans Association is looking for mates for its 23rd reunion slated April 19-22, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. Interested new members and reunion information may be obtained by ...

PHILADELPHIA – For nearly 70 years, Dominic Ragucci believed the remains of his brother Emil had been swept out to sea during a World War II battle on a Pacific atoll. But on Monday, Dominic, 86, and ...