Navy Times on MSN7d
The World War II destroyer escort that fought like a battleship
Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B ...
The Western Journal on MSN4d
80 Years Ago Elite US Soldiers Conducted Raid Liberating Over 500 POWs Behind Enemy Lines
Eighty years ago a company of U.S. Army Rangers and Filipino guerrilla fighters conducted the most successful rescue mission ...
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Soldier wounded in Leyte clash
MANILA, Philippines — An Army soldier was wounded in an encounter with suspected New People’s Army (NPA) guerrillas in Jaro, Leyte on Monday. The Army’s 8th Infantry Division (8ID) yesterday ...
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75 years ago, US troops began the main battle of the long, bloody fight to kick the Japanese out of the Philippines
The islands would provide runways for US aircraft and deny them to Japan. Rather than strike directly at Luzon, Army and Navy planners decided first to capture the Philippine islands of Leyte and ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer1mon
Soldier wounded in clash with suspected NPA rebels in Leyte
TACLOBAN CITY – A soldier was wounded after his group figured in an encounter with suspected New People’s Army (NPA ... in their area prompted us to immediately deploy troops to the area ...
The Canadian Press on MSN3mon
US missile deployment to Philippines 'incredibly important' for combat readiness, US general says
Evans and other U.S. Army officials attended a ceremony Sunday ... in October 1944 by wading ashore into the coast of central ...
WWII veteran recounts escape from sinking Japanese navy carrier
On a cloudless day off the Philippines coast, Shigetoshi Kaneko held onto floating debris while adrift, clinging to hope after esc ...