Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The reclusive only child of five-star Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur made a rare public statement Saturday to honor the Americans and ...

The Manila American Cemetery has more than 17,000 marble headstones for Americans killed in the Pacific war. It is the largest U.S. military cemetery overseas. (Bob Drogin / Los Angeles Times) This ...

An art exhibit has opened at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the battle to free the Philippine capital during World War II. Liberation of Manila: 80 ...

The 19th episode of “The Twilight Zone” aired on Feb. 12, 1960. Its title, “The Purple Testament,” quotes Shakespeare’s Richard II, who warns darkly of opening “the purple testament of bleeding war.” ...

In downtown Manila, rows upon rows of headstones are laid out on the gentle slopes of a hilltop, the largest single burial ground for US World War II casualties.

A pair of U.S. veterans are headed home after one of the last visits to the Philippines by Americans who fought there during World War II. Navy veteran Arthur Grabiner, 99, of New York City, and Army ...

MANILA, Philippines — Seventy years have not dulled the memories of survivors of the monthlong Battle of Manila. The mass killings by Japanese forces, the loved ones lost and the desperation are ...

STAUNTON, Va. (WHSV) - Two United Airlines pilots are working to take two WWII veterans to the Philippines to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Manila. The battle was one of the ...

"Before World War II, Manila was a slice of America in Asia, populated with elegant neoclassical buildings, spacious parks, and home to thousands of U.S. servicemen and business executives who enjoyed ...

Every now and then, I am struck by the stories of hardship and struggle that many readers carry with them in their daily lives. These are often tales told in letters based on firsthand experience — ...