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

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 ...

“They gave us maps and everything, and we went to Iwo Jima, which means ‘sulfur island,’ and the whole place was about the size of Dulles ... Wheeler said. The battle, however, was far ...

Each Cup car in Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 will feature the name of American soldier who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our ...

Each year, to memorialize the anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima that began Feb. 19, 1945, and ended over a month later, on March 26, museum curators in Quantico exhibit the flags while ...

The Ely Echo weekly newspaper and its companion pieces - North Country SAVER and North Country ANGLER - provide insight into ...

In honor of Memorial Day, U.S. Money Reserve has partnered with longtime collaborator Mike Rowe, television personality best known as the creator and host of Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs, to present ...

102-year-old WWII veteran John Robinson, the last surviving member of his unit, recounted his experiences at the Battle of Iwo Jima. Robinson's team used sound ranging technology to locate hidden ...

In the spring of 1945, The Battle of Iwo Jima raged between the US Marines and Navy, and the Imperial Japanese Army. Tasked with capturing the Japanese island and its accompanying airfields ...

Among the delegation to receive it was Yoshitaka Shindo, the grandson of General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, who commanded Japan’s forces on Iwo Jima during the battle. “I think it’s really ...

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 ...