NAHA--Kiyoshi Uezu and his parents lived through the Battle of Okinawa, but he feels they never truly “survived” the war. Both Okinawa and the Uezu family have a long history of suffering and ...

In December 1941 Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i, causing the U.S. to enter World War II. Over two years would pass until the Allies reached their great turning point in ...

Their courage nerves a thousand living men.” -Minot J. Savage Soldiers venture into danger every day to defend their country, knowing that with each ...

This week, it was claimed that King Charles III had personally intervened in the naming of a new Royal Navy submarine which ...

It stands in the Mabuni district of Itoman near the southern end of Okinawa’s main island. Aragaki was 2 at the time of the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. His father was killed in the war ...

Naval vessels are staffed by some of the most courageous people in uniform you’ll ever meet. This was doubly true ...

Every day starts a new story. The brutal battle for Okinawa lasted three months. By comparison it took six months to secure ...

King Charles personally ordered the renaming of Navy submarine HMS Agincourt to avoid upsetting the French. The Monarch stepped in to overturn the submarine’s original name - which had been given the ...

and Okinawa, which saw a fierce ground battle between Japanese and U.S. troops, the source said. The emperor and empress are expected to make a one-day trip to the Pacific island, around 1,250 ...

In 1944 the Merchant Marines commissioned the Rockland Victory, a Greenville Victory-class cargo ship built in 90 days by the ...

“I was based on that ship for one year. During that year was the last battle for Okinawa. It was a rough battle,” Miller said. “During the battle, the wounded were brought to our shi ...

A decision to rename nuclear-powered submarine HMS Agincourt is “woke nonsense”, a former defence secretary said. The ...