Milton ‘Rip’ Ripple, One of Last WWII and Bikini Atoll Atomic Veterans, Dies at 98 2026-03-24 Comments Closed News, RSS The Navy veteran, who served aboard USS Pollux in the Pacific, rendered a final salute at Pearl Harbor’s 84th commemoration just months before his death. Related Items Ocean isn’t free-fire zone for US military drug interdiction: Analysis 2025-09-16 Dem senator to oppose military honors for Capitol rioter Ashli Babbitt 2025-09-10 Judge orders VA to reinstate contract with employee union 2026-03-16 Gulf States Intercept New Missiles and Drones as Iran Threatens to Widen War 2026-03-15