Among the most brutal battles of World War II in the Pacific, the Battle of Iwo Jima began on February 19, 1945 and raged for 36 days, devastating the island stronghold. W. Eugene Smith ...

The invasion of Iwo Jima, known as Operation Detachment would see the USMC undertake a huge amphibious invasion 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 Cafe in Omaha. “I had to use the hard sell,” Tunnyhill told The ...

A prolific speaker who told his story to veteran's groups and elementary schoolers alike, Thurman appeared in the famous "Gung Ho photo," featuring Marines on Iwo Jima soon after the battle had ...

Seventy-five years after the Battle of Iwo Jima, a man who was there was honored Thursday at Good Samaritan Society — Grand Island Village. Ed Slips, 96, was honored at a ceremony put together ...

The morning of Feb. 19, 1945, dawned eerily quiet as Dale Faughn made his way toward the shores of the remote Japanese island of Iwo Jima. But in an instant, the 20-millimeter dual purpose guns ...

As their numbers diminish with each passing year, eight veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima gathered in Arlington to remember the 80th anniversary of the landmark battle of World War II.

The People’s Liberation Army Navy Liaoning Carrier Strike Group is operating southeast of Iwo Jima for the first time in one ...

James "Jimmy" Twedt, a 17-year-old from Roland, Iowa, was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Twedt, a Navy corpsman, was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his ...

James "Jimmy" Twedt, a 17-year-old from Roland, Iowa, was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Twedt, a Navy corpsman, was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his ...