Trash is abundant all along Tarawa, the capital island, a skinny atoll shaped like a backward L and crammed with 40,000 people. (It was the site of one of the costliest landings in World War II ...

A U.S. Army Air Forces B-26 had crashed on the hill 68 years ago, and the team had begun excavating the site in the hope that Buster could detect the remains of the World War II bomber’s airmen.

Built in 1989, the 1,700 foot bridge is named in honor of Alexander (Sonny) Bonnyman, a U.S. Marine who was killed on Tarawa Island in World War II. He received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his ...

Gen. George Patton gave the Thunderbirds high praise, saying "the 45th Infantry Division is one of the best, if not the best.

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While a doctor was being sworn in, a girl fainted in the audience creating a dramatic moment caught on the camera as President Donald Trump had to pause his speech as people rushed to attend to ...

This comment is being written ahead of the normal Friday deadline for printing the Sunday Island due to the forthcoming... Thursday 10th April, 2025 President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s letter to US ...