Every February, Black History Month shines a light on Americans whose contributions shaped the nation. One belongs to Pfc.

Capt. George Phillips told his story to a group of young Marines and Sailors as they visited the site of the military ...

By late 1967, the M50 Ontos was just about phased out of military service. The Army had rejected it back in 1953, calling it too cramped, too lightly armored and too awkward to reload. Only the Marine ...

Woodrow W. Williams (“Woody”), born March 24, 1951, passed away peacefully at home on Nov. 10, 2025, the Marine Corps’ birthday, surrounded by his wife of 43 years, Phyllis, his daughter, Vanessa, and ...

New Dorp resident U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael H. Ollis will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor, becoming the third Staten Islander to receive the nation’s highest military decoration. Ollis was ...

On July 16, 1953, Rear Adm. John H. Brown, commandant of the 4th Naval District, presented the Medal of Honor to Benfold’s ...

Every year the Tenth Marine Regiment of the Second Marine Division stationed at Camp Lejeune holds the Saint Barbara Banquet.