He joined the Marines at 16, served as a Raider, and fought at Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal in World War II. Now, he just wants ...

When the girl’s birthday came around, the friend sent the same card back to her. “Neither one of us can remember who started it,” said Pat DeReamer, one of the two girls, who is now 95. The ...

Wright, a former corporal with the United States Marine Corps Raider Regiment, bravely fought in Iwo Jima and played a role ...

UPPER MAKEFIELD — More than 100 people braved Sunday’s rainy weather to wish General George Washington a “Happy Birthday” ...

WWII Marine Cpl. Frank S. Wright's 100th birthday wish is to receive 100,000 postcards or birthday cards. Here's where you can send him one.

The federal holiday is officially Washington’s Birthday to honor George, the first president, and 34 states use his name in some way. States seem to have as many names for it and ideas about ...

VALLEY FORGE — Families gathered at Valley Forge National Historical Park on Presidents Day to celebrate the 292nd birthday of George Washington. Children presented handmade cards to Gen ...

The shift from Washington’s Birthday to Presidents' Day began in the late 1960s, when Congress proposed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act to create more three-day weekends for the nation’s workers.

The holiday, an outgrowth of national recognition of George Washington’s birthday, will be observed on Monday. There will be no mail delivery, caller service or Post Office Box service that day.