Born on the Fourth of July, Waynesboro Marine lost his life on Iwo Jima in World War II
Pfc. Frederick Rickard's death on Iwo Jima was the family's second tragedy in four months. His brother died in a Christmas ...
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Jacksonville World War II vet turns 100 on Fourth of July
A World War II veteran and current Jacksonville resident will be celebrating his 100th birthday on Fourth of July Thursday. VFW Post 5968 in Orange Park will be holding the special celebration for ...
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American Diary: July 4 hurts, until I remember my WWII uncle
Then, every July Fourth, I remember Uncle Ciprian. Marine Pfc. Ciprian Contreras took part in the Battle of Iwo Jima in February 1945 during World War II. Before that invasion, he was injured in ...
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Kind of a special Fourth of July
This past Fourth of July, in fact ... My brother, Dell, was a World War II Navy veteran, pharmacist mate 2nd class. He volunteered in 1943, saying, “I don’t want to sleep in a foxhole like ...
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Newly restored 1943 sheriff’s Jeep to debut in Fourth of July parade
This particular 1943 Jeep was a former World War II logistics vehicle ... but it will premiere to the public on the Fourth of July for the parade.” The Santa Clarita Fourth of July Parade ...