Jack Thurman was part of the so-called “Gung Ho Gang,” one of 17 men photographed by Associated Press photographer Joseph Rosenthal on Feb. 23, 1945, the same day and time the most iconic photo of the ...
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (WNCN) — It’s not often you’ll find Lon Smith without a small Imperial Shih Tzu standing nearby. Smith, a veteran living in Wake Forest, said the dog, Lon Smith Jr., became a light ...