Eugene Smith, The LIFE Picture Collection ... during his Iwo Jima ordeal. Others weren’t so lucky. Some 21,000 Japanese troops occupied the island in a vast network of tunnels.

The New Jersey native commanded the 6th Marine War Dog Platoon, which participated in the battle for Iwo Jima ... soldiers with grenades or torches. Japanese defenders had built tunnels ...

Japan's royal family wrapped up a two day visit to Okinawa Thursday, where they paid respects to the victims of a World War ...