Photographer Joe Rosenthal’s image of six U.S. Marines raising the American flag atop Iwo Jima’s highest point became an inspiration to millions of Americans back home, and remains a rallying ...

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

Wilkins was from Texas and Devarney was from New York. They were friends with Birmingham Black Barons legend Rev. Bill Greason. Greason called them closer than brothers. They were members of the ...

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 ... as the soon-to-be-iconic flag-raising took place there.

Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press captured a powerful image. The iconic photograph depicted six United States Marines ...

The raising of the American flag on Feb. 23 ... 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 ...

He was an eyewitness to the iconic flag-raising on Mt ... In early 1945, his platoon of 60 Marines and 36 dogs got orders to Iwo Jima, the monthlong struggle in February and March 1945 that ...

Earle was one of four survivors to gather in Arlington over President’s Day weekend to mark the 77th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo ... The raising of the American flag by five Marines ...

The Unified School District of Antigo will be naming its new elementary school after John H. Bradley, the World War II ...