Like many of the prolonged battles waged during the last year of World War II, the fighting on Iwo Jima resulted in the deaths of more than 19,000 Japanese soldiers. Casualties were also high for the Marines and Navy. Almost 7,000 Marines and sailors died, while more than 20,000 were wounded.

Approximately 70,000 Marines and several thousand Navy Seabees fought at Iwo Jima from Feb. 19 to March 26, 1945. U.S. forces sought control of the island as a staging area for a potential ...

Lucas forged his mother's signature and joined the Marines. Then, at merely 17, he would prove to be made of the stuff of legends while storming the beaches of Iwo Jima. Senate passes DC funding ...

A 19-year-old Waynesboro area Marine who lost his life during the World War II assault on Iwo Jima 80 years ago is being remembered by Stories Behind the Stars. Pfc. Frederick J. Ricard was born ...

One of 27 Marines awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II, Justice left a four-generation legacy of service that is still going strong. Now a Marine himself, Joshua is an operational planner for Marine Corps Forces Pacific at Camp H.M. Smith in Hawaii.

The New Jersey native commanded the 6th Marine War Dog Platoon, which participated in the battle for Iwo Jima in February and March 1945. He lived in Omaha with his daughter and son-in-law ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday that Japan was indispensable in tackling Chinese aggression by helping Washington establish a "credible" deterrence in the region, including across the Taiwan Strait.