A wartime literary history uncovered — spelled with a ‘Double V’
I knew my father was a poet, but not that he had been a trailblazing Black columnist in the military during World War II.
WWII Marine Corps hero to be honored with plaque at Mt. Soledad
When World War II Marine Corps hero Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, who was based at Camp Pendleton, received the Medal of Honor, the country’s highest military award in 1942, he was said to have ...