Iwo Jima

5 Films To Watch That Celebrate Real War Heroes

Posted 05.28.2012

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If you're trying to beat the heat this Memorial Day, there are ways to honor our troops away from the noisy parades and crowded events. Commemorate th...

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Author: What I Learned From Sergeant John Basilone

Chuck Tatum | Posted 05.01.2012

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Chuck Tatum

Every young boy in 1942 America knew Sergeant John Basilone fired from the hip. Cradling his water cooled .30 caliber machine gun in his arms, on the night of October 24, 1942 he mowed down dozens and dozens of onrushing enemy soldiers on the island of Guadalcanal.

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Arlington Cemetery: Once A Thriving Black Town

Hermene Hartman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hermene Hartman

The only trace of Freedman's Village left on the grounds are the lonely graves in Section 27 near the Iwo Jima Memorial.

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Denver St. Patrick's Day Parade (PHOTOS)

HuffPost Citizen Reporting | Michelle Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

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Produced by HuffPost Denver's Local Citizen Reporting Team Since 1962 Denver has been host to one of the largest St. Patrick's Day parades in the cou...

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Semper Fido

Rich Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rich Siegel

My decision to leave the corporate world and work at home has provided many rewards -- but none of them compare with the experience I had yesterday.

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Younger Military Families Closing Ranks Around Obama

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Diane Tucker

"Everyone I talk to wants change but on base you can't say certain things. At a bar or a party, everyone tells me they're voting for Obama... My military friends are tired of being lied to."

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