The Battle of Iwo Jima raged between the US Marines and Navy, and the Imperial Japanese Army. Tasked with capturing the ...

One of the few remaining Marines who fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II was laid to rest Monday at Fort ...

The battle for Iwo Jima would rage for another month. Of the 110,000 U.S. soldiers, sailors, and pilots who fought on that volcanic outpost, a staggering 26,000 would be killed or injured.

Men like Duane Tunnyhill, 89, of Omaha, and Joseph “Pep” Vocelka, 89, of Bellevue, remember Iwo Jima for the blood, the sweat, the sulfurous stink and the fear. “If anyone ...

Duane Tunnyhill talks about the war in 2015 with a group of World War II veterans of the battle of Iwo Jima at the Bohemian Cafe in Omaha. “I had to use the hard sell,” Tunnyhill told The ...

WW2 Wayfinder. 7,000 Marines Dead - The Most Brutal WW2 Battle Iwo Jima. Posted: May 30, 2025 | Last updated: May 30, 2025. The invasion of Iwo Jima, known as Operation Detachment would see the ...

The Battle of Okinawa was the bloodiest fight in the Pacific theater in World War II, with tens of thousands killed across ...

The single event that brought them together was not even uncovered until about 10 years ago, the 50th anniversary commemoration of the battle of Iwo Jima. In the 10 years since, Tom Cox and Jim ...

Letters from Iwo Jima, released in 2006, follows Japanese soldiers who fought during the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. This significant battle spanned five weeks and witnessed some of ...

eight veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima gathered in Arlington to remember the 80th anniversary of the landmark battle of World War II. “I fought like hell,” said retired Marine Raider Frank ...

Among those who received the Medal of Honor for service during World War II, only two are still alive ... who fought valiantly during the Battle of Iwo Jima and was awarded the Medal of Honor ...

Films of the battle for Iwo Jima, being digitized 75 years after they were made, offer connections and lessons for Americans of today.