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Marion County JROTC cadets commemorate Bataan Death March
11+ hour, 4+ min ago (365+ words) Marion County JROTC cadets commemorate the Bataan Death March with a 15-mile march. Eric and Brian of Drumming for Veterans support the march with the performance. ABOVE: Danya, North Marion High School JROTC commander, directs cadets at the march. LEFT:…...
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier America 250
3+ week, 1+ day ago (56+ words) Tomb of the Unknown Soldier America 250chronicleonline.com A U.S. Army honor guard member stands vigil at dawn at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., ahead of the 100th anniversary of a continuous…...
Getting out of wars is harder than getting in
3+ week, 5+ day ago (956+ words) Some years after the most successful U.S. war of recent decades " the 1991 rout of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's forces from Kuwait " Gen. Colin Powell articulated the principles that guided the Bush administration's strategy. "Decide what you are trying to achieve politically…...
Battle of Iwo Jima exhibit now on display
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (342+ words) U.S. Marines from the 5th Marine Division in Landing Craft, Vehicle and Personnel (LCVPs) head for the beach at Iwo Jima as the brutal struggle for control of the Pacific enters its final chapters. Feb. 19, 1945. Mount Suribachi looms in the background, and…...
USS Princeton explosion kills two top government officials during pleasure cruise in 1844
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (733+ words) A Currier & Ives lithograph depicting the explosion of the USS Princeton. The Princeton, a steam screw sloop, was commissioned in 1843. Murphy's Law states that if anything can go wrong, it will. This proved to be true during an obscure but…...
Special exhibit to honor WW2 African American service members
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (294+ words) Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum in Carrabelle is presenting a special exhibit in recognition of Black History Month honoring the service of African-American servicemembers in WWII. This exhibit runs Feb. 3-28. African Americans served in large numbers during WWII, despite being…...
Special WW2 exhibit: Operation Husky. The invasion of Sicily
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (210+ words) U.S. Liberty ship SS Robert Rowan explodes after being hit by German dive bombers off Gela, Sicily, July 11, 1943. Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum in Carrabelle will be presenting a special exhibit about Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily. This exhibit will…...