For the 80th Reunion of Honor, seven WWII veterans will return to Iwo Jima and be joined by defense secretaries from the US ...
A World War II US Navy veteran who witnessed ... “I was the radio operator aboard the ship, and we were offshore a little ways, and when they raised that flag, I was on deck that day, and ...
Raised in a Chicago suburb, Simanton said he was always interested in ships, models and World War II. Model ships served an important military purpose. “The U.S. Navy ... the flag in the ...