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A 100-year-old World War II veteran, the only flame-thrower operator to survive Iwo Jima is in Nashville listening to his ...
WWII veteran John Robinson, 102, of Portsmouth helped target Japanese artillery in Battle of Iwo Jima using sound tracking ...
Jesse Broyles sold peanuts for people and pigeons outside the Capitol from roughly 1959 to 1989, a beloved figure recovering ...
“They drafted me and I went to Fort Snelling,” said World War II Veteran, Herman Kulla. Kulla is a Marine who fought in Guam and in the Battle of Iwo Jima. “They sent me into the machine gun ...
WWII veteran William "Buck" Myers shared his story from the Battle of Iwo Jima during its 80th anniversary in 2025.
Don Graves is a World War II veteran and witnessed the flag being raised after the war in Iwo Jima. He celebrated his 100th birthday in Nashville by helping write a song about his story of survival.
A Marine Corps infantryman, 100-year-old Lewis Bourgault enlisted in 1942 and was stationed at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville.
John B. Robinson spoke at the Portsmouth Senior Center, sharing memories from his time serving in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Less than one percent of Americans who served during World War II are still alive today, according ...