Iwo Jima (Sulfur Island) isn’t the real name of the island — it’s actually called Iwo To, but was misidentified by Japanese naval officers before the battle. It’s a flyspeck in the western ...

The Battle of Iwo Jima was an intense, 36-day battle that became one of the major turning points in WWII. The raising of the American flag on Feb. 23, 1945, ...

From left, Leroy Hanson, Joseph “Pep” Vocelka and Duane Tunnyhill, Omaha survivors of the World War II battle of Iwo Jima, raise a final toast at the last formal reunion of local Iwo Jima vets ...

China’s two operational aircraft carriers conducted a total of about 1,120 takeoffs and landings of fighter jets during most ...

The Battle of Okinawa was the bloodiest fight in the Pacific theater in World War II, with tens of thousands killed across ...

Emperor Naruhito has repeatedly stressed the importance to remember and keep telling the tragedy of the war to younger ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito paid respects to atomic bombing victims in Hiroshima as the city marks the 80th anniversary of the ...

Desert Storm is an interesting chapter of U.S. military history that doesn't get a lot of attention.On the Price of Freedom, a solider who was there shares how ...

WWII Marine Cpl. Frank S. Wright's 100th birthday wish is to receive 100,000 postcards or birthday cards. Here's where you can send him one.

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