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There is a special institution in Hungary, a home for artists. Old people who once were the favorites of theatergoers in Hungary for decades, live here. The Arpad Odry Home for Artists was founded in 1950 by Hilda Gobbi, one of the most important…

Joseph DeLucien, 84, of Washington, DC. DeLucien served with Company F, 2nd Batallion, 4th Division, 24th Marine Regiment that worked on an aircraft carrier during the battle of Iwo Jima.

Col. Gerald Russell, 90, of State College, Pennsylvania. Russell served with the 2nd Batallion, 5th Division, 27th Marine Regiment that was charged with taking Red Beach One in the battle of Iwo Jima.

Dale Quillen, 81, of Nashville, Tennessee.
Quillen served in the War Dog Platoon, a reconnaissance team with the 3rd Division, 3rd Marine Regiment during the battle of Iwo Jima.

Dudley Scott, 83, of Howell, Michigan.
Scott served with the Charlie Company of the 1st Batallion, 34th Division, 23rd Marine Regiment during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Canio Di Gerardo of Brooklyn, New York.
Di Gerardo served with the Headquarters Company of the 1st Batallion, 3rd Division, 21st Marine Regiment during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Cyril O'Brien, 88, WWII Marine combat correspondent. Covering the invasions of Iwo Jima, Guam and the Soloman Islands, O'Brien's stories were made available to news organizations, sometimes, for security reasons, with the dateline Somewhere in the…

The numbers of people attending the semi-annual Combat Veterans of Iwo Jima Symposium and Reunion continues to get smaller and smaller. With many veterans in their 70s and 80s it gets harder and harder to travel, gather, and share memories. The…

Portrait of NY Yankees 3b Alex Rodriguez
Portrait
Yankee Stadium 17-AUG-2007

Portrait of Arizona Diamondbacks Brandon Webb