Island haunted by one of World War II's deadliest battles On April 1 ... Many here who have bitter memories of the Japanese army's wartime brutality view the current military buildup with wariness.

Pfc. Frederick Rickard's death on Iwo Jima was the family's second tragedy in four months. His brother died in a Christmas Eve sledding accident.

Brutalism emphasizes massiveness, challenging lightness. There is an almost tedious anchoring in brutalist architecture, a ...