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Caminiti, 101, honored by city council after return to Iwo Jima
11+ hour, 6+ min ago (370+ words) Posted By: Laura Bailey February 16, 2026 Battle of Iwo Jima survivor Joe Caminiti, 101, appeared before the City Council on Tuesday to talk about his recent return to the island where the fiercest fighting of World War II occurred and his upcoming…...
Bristol’s Joe Caminiti, 101, to attend national Iwo Jima remembrance in Washington
1+ week, 6+ day ago (288+ words) Posted By: Laura Bailey February 3, 2026 Joe Caminiti, a 101-year-old Bristol resident and survivor of the Battle of Iwo Jima, will travel to Washington, D.C., to take part in the National Iwo Jima Remembrance during the 81st Iwo Jima Reunion, scheduled for the…...
A Sunday read: Bristol and Forestville during World War II. A history of the Forestville Pictorial Honor Roll.
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (374+ words) Posted By: David Fortier August 24, 2025 The history of our country, including Bristol and Forestville, was significantly altered on Dec. 7, 1941, when the Japanese conducted a devastating airstrike against the naval base at Pearl Harbor. The once considered invincibility of our country…...