The Battle of Tarawa (code name Operation Galvanic) only lasted three days but was listed as one of the bloodiest battles in the 20th century. It was the first American offensive in the central ...

Alexandra Bonnyman Prejean, left, of Maui, daughter of Medal of Honor recipient Marine Corps 1st Lt. Alexander Bonnyman Jr., placed a rosette next to her father’s name while retired Army Maj. Gen.

Hans von Spakovsky is the manager of the Election Law Reform Initiative and a senior legal fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation. He is the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - This week marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa during World War II and a special ceremony Monday commemorated that pivotal battle. More than 1,600 U.S. service ...

Honolulu - A nonprofit organization that searches for the remains of U.S. servicemen lost in past conflicts has found what officials believe are the graves of more than 30 Marines and sailors killed ...

TARAWA, KiribatiTARAWA, Kiribati — Master Sgt. James M. Fawcett got on his knees and gently mixed his father’s ashes with sand on the same Pacific beach where the elder Fawcett fought his way ashore ...

What was it like to film the reality of combat? This documentary explores the pivotal role of cameramen in the Battle of Tarawa, the first battle where the entire mission was captured on film. Judge ...

Where: Tarawa Atoll is part of what then was known as the Gilbert Islands and today is called the Republic of Kiribati. It’s a collection of 32 pancake-flat coral atolls. The battle was fought on the ...

From Washington Admiral Ernest J. King signaled: “To all hands concerned with the Marshall Islands operation: Well and smartly done. Carry on.” Said Rear Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner, commander of ...