The invasion of Iwo Jima, known as Operation Detachment would see the USMC undertake a huge amphibious invasion of the ...

U.S. Marines with Maritime Special Purpose Force, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, board a vessel in rigid-hull inflatable ...

After weeks of fierce fighting, even battle-hardened U.S. Marines were “sitting on the ground, hands to their faces, sobbing their hearts out.” Among the most brutal battles of World War II in ...

More than 50 years later, the Rosenthal photograph would again inspire architects who designed Quantico’s National Museum of the Marine Corps ... of the Battle of Iwo Jima that began Feb ...

Abby Smith, from Fort Mitchell, was one of a select few to escort World War II veterans at the Battle of Iwo Jima's 80th anniversary. Young Marines is a leadership and service program that gives ...

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 ...

Col. Joseph Lee, the U.S. Marine Corps attache to Japan, said by email Wednesday. “It is a bilateral ceremony attended by the U.S. and Japan commemorating the Battle of Iwo Jima,” he said.

On Feb. 23, 1945, six Marines teamed up for what would become one of the most iconic photos in American history. Marines fighting on Iwo Jima scaled ... four days into the battle remains its ...

Sunday marks 80 years since U.S. Marines captured Mount Suribachi and hoisted the American flag at Iwo Jima. The move was a symbol of hope and freedom during a tough battle and a long war.

On Feb. 23, 1945, a contingent of U.S. Marines climbed to the top of Mount Suribachi, the highest point of Iwo Jima. Atop the rubble of war and volcanic eruption, they pitched forward and raised ...

U.S. Marines raised an American flag ... Hannah Beech has lived with the shadow of Iwo Jima for her entire life. Her father lived through the battle as a combat correspondent.

who is now President of the Iwo Jima Association of America, Inc. Frank Wright, a young corporal in the 21st Marines, 3rd Division, was among those wounded in battle in what turned out to be a ...