The New Jersey native commanded the 6th Marine War Dog Platoon, which participated in the battle for Iwo Jima in February and March 1945. He lived in Omaha with his daughter and son-in-law ...

80 years ago, one of the most brutal battles of World War II took ... “In particular on Iwo Jima, it was just really the odds were not with the Marine Corps, but the devil dog in us and the ...

Daniel Penny was honored Wednesday by the Marine Corps League at an Iwo Jima Day in Boston — where the former Devil Dog received the ... to finally ending World War II. But time — the ...

America’s World War II generation is referred ... I (wherein they earned the “Devil Dogs” nickname) to Wake Island to Guadalcanal—it was Iwo Jima that truly immortalized the Marines ...

Opinion: Last Friday’s Oval Office travesty notwithstanding, Americans have always sung the praises of those who give their ...

"But I'm content with what I have, and the best souvenir of all will be my two dog tags around ... span at the end of the war, he witnessed more history at Iwo Jima and learned about a ...

President Donald Trump issued an executive order over the weekend declaring English as the official language of the U.S.

were acknowledged to play a pivotal role in winning the war. “Were it not for the Navajos, the Marines would never have taken Iwo Jima,” Marine Division signal officer Major Howard Connor said.

Legendary Hollywood star Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa have been found dead in their Santa Fe home. The couple, who had been married since 1991, were found alongside their dog. Local media ...