Approximately one-third of all Marines killed in action during World War II were killed on Iwo Jima. More than 100,000 Americans fought there and 6,821 died as a result — 5,931 of them Marines.

RACINE — Organizers of the Iwo Jima memorial planned for Pritchard Park have temporarily put fundraising on hold until late October due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sailed through waters east of the island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean for the first time, Japan's top government spokesperson said on Monday.

The invasion of Iwo Jima, known as Operation Detachment would see the USMC undertake a huge amphibious invasion of the Japanese held island of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1944. The operation was ...

The People’s Liberation Army Navy Liaoning Carrier Strike Group is operating southeast of Iwo Jima for the first time in one of the farthest deployments to date for the Chinese aircraft carrier ...

One of them is 96-year-old Marine Corporal Hershel “Woody” Williams, who fought valiantly during the Battle of Iwo Jima and was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Harry Truman in 1945.

BILLINGS (LEE)— A salute will be held in Billings today to honor the last member of the Marines’ World War II-era Company E, 2nd Battalion - one of the groups of men who fought on Iwo Jima and ...

He wants to get the flag that gave hope to 35,000 Marines on Iwo Jima 60 years ago to Missoula for Memorial Day. Reporter Vince Devlin can be reached at 523-5260 or at [email protected] ...

Entrances to tunnels used to store part of Iran's enriched uranium stockpile at the sprawling Isfahan nuclear complex were hit in US military strikes overnight, the UN nuclear watchdog said on Sunday.