1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (394+ words) Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum will be is presenting a special exhibit commemorating the anniversary of D-Day. This exhibit, which opened June 2, will be on display through to July 18. Added to the exhibit this year is the story of Victor…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (764+ words) Next week, we mark the anniversary of the largest amphibious invasion in history " the D-Day landings on Normandy beaches on June 6, 1944. This is the story of some of the soldiers and sailors who contributed to victory on that critical shoreline....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (979+ words) Phyllis Smith, 98, left, of Homosassa worked as a "Rosie the Riveter" during World War II. She was honored for her service during a Rosie the Riveter ride on Saturday, May 16, at Crystal Harley-Davidson. At right is Robin Hawk, who hosted the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (700+ words) Andrea "Mama" Avaloz holds up the package of fajita meat, beef sticks and pork chops that she won in a meat raffle April 10, 2026, at American Legion Post 150 in Waconia, Minn. Packages of meat are offered as prizes for a weekly…...

1+ mon, 3+ week 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:…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (56+ words) chronicleonline. 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 honor guard presence at the…...

2+ mon, 3+ week 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…...

2+ mon, 4+ week 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…...

3+ mon, 21+ hour 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…...

4+ mon, 5+ day 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…...