Ira Hayes, left, was one of the six Marines to appear in the famous World War II photograph ... and was the model for the Marine Corps War Memorial near Arlington National Cemetery in northern ...

The Land of Lincoln Honor Flight is set to commence its 2025 flying season with Mission #73 on April 15. This mission will honor 93 veterans, including 11 Korean Era veterans and 82 Vietnam Era ...

Hayes and the other surviving flag raisers were mobilized by the U.S. government to enhance national prestige. For getting ...

The Land of Lincoln Honor Flight is set to commence its 2025 flying season with Mission #73 on April 15. This mission will ...

This mission will serve 93 veterans from 41 Illinois cities, including 11 veterans from the Korean War era and 82 veterans ...

and was replicated as the United States Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia. He took the photograph on his bulky Speed Graphic camera, the standard for press photographers at the time.

In contrast to its U.S. Army cousin, which bombed Axis industrial targets en masse over Europe during World War II ... alongside him. A memorial marker to him was erected at Arlington cemetery ...

The National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington, Texas ... which explores the “ordinary lives” of medal recipients, like Marine Kyle Carpenter, and an interactive display featuring interviews ...

Veterans can visit the Air Force Memorial, National Mall, U.S. Marine Corps Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery and other landmarks.

“Gather ’round me people, there’s a story I would tell, about a brave young Indian you should remember well” – Peter La Farge, ‘The Ballad of Ira Hayes’. As part of the Donald Trump administration’s ...

Arlington National Cemetery will reintroduce caisson horses to some military funerals in June, after a two-year pause to ...