He was not built for parades or speeches, but for the dark hours when the line is breaking, the ammo is gone, and one man’s ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Steve Basilone has written nearly two dozen films — about 16 or 17 by his count — and the first one that’s ever truly been made, that he not only wrote but also directed, ...

A Marine pressed his face into the black volcanic sand of Iwo Jima, knowing that lifting his head would draw the fire of the reinforced blockhouse cutting the beach to pieces. Around him, wrecked gear ...

coming up just as soon as I make a table appear out of thin air... After three harrowing episodes focusing on Sledge's time on Peleliu, "The Pacific" takes a sharp right turn, leaving Sledge and Snafu ...

Christening of the future USS John Basilone at Bath Iron Works in Maine. Courtesy of the shipbuilder The Navy on Saturday christened the second destroyer to be named after Marine Corps World War II ...

A warship named in honor of a legendary Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient was delivered to the Navy this week. The USS John Basilone, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, has been transferred to a ...

RARITAN-- The borough's favorite son, John Basilone, was honored Sunday during the 35th Annual John Basilone Memorial Parade. Basilone, whose iconic statue sits on Somerset Street, is the pride of ...

BRIDGEWATER – When the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District celebrates the reopening of Basilone Field later this month, there will be a special ceremony to remind people of the World War II ...

Update: The John Basilone Memorial Parade scheduled Sunday in Raritan Borough has been canceled due to the weather forecast, event organizers announced Friday. The parade committee will meet in a few ...