Guam has been an American territory since the United States took it from Spain in 1898, with only one interruption -- the brutal three-year occupation by the Japanese Empire during World War II.

Seventy-five years ago, on November 1, 1943, the 1st Marine War Dog Platoon stormed the beach at Bougainville, Solomon Islands. Twenty-four dogs landed with the Marines and the 2nd Marine Raider ...

On New Year's Day 75 years ago – two years after World War II ended – a former sergeant in the United States Marines was reported to have come home a hero after serving overseas. "Sgt. Sparks, ...

SAN ANTONIO -- Lucca, a U.S. Marine Corps specialized search dog, made history when she received the United Kingdom's People's Dispensary for Sick Animals Dickin Medal, considered the highest military ...

World War II was almost over. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, hat brim pulled low, black cape draping his shoulders, crippled by polio and exhausted from an unprecedented fourth consecutive term in ...

(FOX NEWS) - A heroic U.S. Marine Corps German shepherd that lost a leg sniffing out a roadside bomb in Afghanistan was awarded the world's highest honor for service dogs during a special ceremony ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Smoky the war dog was four pounds of talent, determination, courage and love. The Yorkshire terrier whose exploits during World War II won her international acclaim, and is buried ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Santa Cruz >> For the first time in decades, a decorated World War ...