For decades, Okinawa, Japan, has prided itself as a hotspot for longevity. In 1999, the Japanese islands were listed as one of five “blue zones”, where people statistically live the longest, often ...

Accusations that Japan is free-riding on U.S. security guarantees overlook the immense strategic and geographical value of ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Japanese ordnance disposal experts plan to defuse two suspected World War II-era bombs found last ...

Exclusive: Cobra Kai's Chozen actor Yuji Okumoto addresses the conflict between his loyalty to Miyagi-Do and his own possible ...

A day after celebrating his birthday and the birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps, 88-year-old Richard Hotchkiss was among ...

Less than 1% of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II are still alive. Frederick Elsen of Eatontown is one of ...

On April 1, 1945, the United States launched a massive invasion of the Japanese home island of Okinawa, with an initial ...

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Delbert G. Tuttle earned the Purple Heart and the Silver Star for wounds he suffered in the Battle of Saipan.

Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced he has returned a Purple Heart medal belonging to a late World War II ...

DECATUR - Ahead of Veterans Day, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced he has returned a Purple Heart medal ...

After the war, Silberman resumed his studies and graduated from medical school at 26. Silberman was able to finish his ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WSIL) -- A Purple Heart was returned to the family of a late World War II Marine in Illinois. The Illinois ...