by Rikki Almanza | Mar 26, 2024
Residing in Lodi, California, Frank S. Wright, is one of the few surviving WWII Marine Raiders. He proudly affiliates himself with the Stockton Marine Corps Club and the American Legion Karl Ross Post 16. His entry into the military began in 1942, amid the chaos of...
by Christian Southards | Jan 31, 2024
Four Chaplains Day commemorates the sacrifices made by four U.S. Army chaplains, who gave their lives trying to save as many lives as possible after a Nazi submarine torpedoed the U.S. Army transport Dorchester on Feb. 3, 1943, as it crossed the Atlantic Ocean....
by Rikki Almanza | Sep 20, 2023
September 18, 1947 marks the day the United States Air Force was officially established. However, its roots trace back to the early 20th century, when military aviation first took flight. Pioneering the Skies: The 20th Century In 1907, the U.S. Army Signal Corps took...
by Christian Southards | Sep 19, 2023
Every third Friday in September, National POW/MIA Recognition day is celebrated to honor past and present prisoners of war and military members who never returned home from their service. America’s Missing in Action The Department of Defense lists 83,204 American...
by Christian Southards | Sep 6, 2023
On Sept. 2, 1945, representatives from Imperial Japan signed the official Japanese Instrument of Surrender on the deck of the USS Missouri, thereby ending the Second World War. Dec. 7, 1941: The Pacific War Begins With a String of Allied Defeats The Attack on Pearl...
by nestor aliga | Jul 24, 2023
Harold Bray, the last survivor of the historic World War II USS Indianapolis (CA-35), was honored with a seven foot tall bronze statue on July 7 by the Benicia Community Foundation. The American Legion Post 101 of Benicia also assisted in the event. Bray was stationed...
