Controlling the Ryukyu Islands would allow the Americans to finally sever Japan from its South Asian empire. 

K-9 war hero Layka, who saved the life of her handler and his teammates in Afghanistan, is part of a long history of dogs serving in war.

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Adelaide Wisdom Benjamin is one of the many heroes you will come to know through her own words in Expressions of America.

Grant Ichikawa volunteered for US Army service while incarcerated in the Gila River camp. His service as a Japanese translator and interpreter was just the beginning of a long military career.

At Delta Shipbuilding Company, welder Mildred Aupied was part of an army of American civilians working to build the “Arsenal of Democracy.”

Victory in the largest battle of the Pacific War came 82 days after it began, and the costs were high.

S/Sgt. James Killion, Jr. served for six years in the US Army. In the rain and mud of France, he dreamed of reuniting with his wife and meeting his infant son.