The LA Times is calling it the “must read book for summer” and Sir Christopher Frayling, author of Sergio Leone added, “This ...

The Battle of Iwo Jima raged between the US Marines and Navy, and the Imperial Japanese Army. Tasked with capturing the ...

Letters from Iwo Jima, released in 2006, follows Japanese soldiers who fought during the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. This significant battle spanned five weeks and witnessed some of ...

Joseph “Pep” Vocelka, who served in the Navy, fought in the Marshall Islands, Saipan and Tinian in the two years before he fought in the battle of Iwo Jima. He died May 13. Joseph “Pep ...

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 ... Margaret Boyd on a blind date. Two years later, they were married.

Seventy-five years after the Battle of Iwo Jima, a man who was there was honored ... In addition to their son, Ed and Enid Slips had two daughters. “My dad is one of the hardest-working persons ...

Greason returned home from Iwo Jima. His two friends did not. There were 6,821 American casualties during the battle and 19,271 wounded. On Memorial Day, we eat BBQ, celebrate with friends and ...

Despite its two decades of use, the Navy has long viewed Iwo Jima as a less-than-ideal training site. Located about 845 miles from Carrier Air Wing 5’s home base — Marine Corps Air Station ...

Conducting flight drills on Iwo Jima boosted US regional deterrence amid ... The supercarrier’s RCOH extended nearly two years behind schedule, with the refit lasting nearly as long as the ...

only two are still alive today. One of them is 96-year-old Marine Corporal Hershel “Woody” Williams, who fought valiantly during the Battle of Iwo Jima and was awarded the Medal of Honor by ...

The esteemed actor and director's career has spanned more than 60 years. Celebrate Clint Eastwood's life and career in photos ...