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

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 ...

Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone’s extraordinary heroism in World War II, from Guadalcanal to Iwo Jima, stands as a powerful ...

After the overhaul, the USS George Washington resumed forward deployment in Japan. Conducting flight drills on Iwo Jima ...

The Nevada had a distinguished service record and saw action at Pearl Harbor, D-Day, Iwo Jima and Okinawa during World War II ...

Over 3,000 U.S. Marines ... train for the invasion of mainland Japan, while Cox was deployed to Nagasaki one month after the detonation of the atomic bomb. The battle of Iwo Jima was never ...

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.

This Memorial Day, you could have done much worse than remember John Basilone. Eighty years ago, the U.S. military was grinding it out from one Japanese-held Pacific island to another in a brutal, ...

Wright’s previous Guam trip was as a young Marine to help liberate Guam from Japanese occupation during WWII. Eagle Society is supporting the Iwo Jima Association of America in escorting the war ...

Greg Millard was honored as his relatives wept during the 125th Memorial Service and Day of Remembrance at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.

Emma Landrum of Priceville loves Memorial Day because it gives her a chance to remember fallen soldiers and service members. She has dedicated her young life to this cause — the Forgotten Heroes ...