Like many of the prolonged battles waged during the last year of World War II, the fighting on Iwo Jima resulted in the ...
In early 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense removed at least two web pages related to Ira Hayes, a Native American veteran ...
On Feb. 23, 1945, six Marines teamed up for what would become one of the most iconic photos in American history. Marines fighting on Iwo Jima scaled Mount Suribachi and worked together to push up ...
Before he passed, former Texas Tech Professor Bill Pasewark recalled seeing "things that stay with you forever" on Iwo Jima during World War II.
The invasion of Iwo Jima, known as Operation Detachment would see the USMC undertake a huge amphibious invasion of the Japanese held island of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1944. The operation was planned ...
One of 27 Marines awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II, Justice left a four-generation legacy of service that is still going strong. Now a Marine ...
"I do hope she has lost her desire to run away from home," her father wrote two days before the first wave of Marines landed at Iwo Jima. A month after the battle ended, he wrote, "You can tell ...
Marine amphibious tractors burn after being hit by Japanese mortar shells during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. (U.S. Marine ...
The Marine Corps corrected the identify of another of the men who were photographed raising the American flag at Iwo Jima during World War II in this in this Feb. 23, 1945 file photo. (AP Photo/Joe ...
The purge, which also targeted multiple webpages about women and LGBTQ+ service members, highlights how aggressively military ...
A Chesapeake World War II hero whose service included the Battle of Iwo Jima has passed away, family members said. Edward Vincek was a farmer-turned-corporal in the Marines. During WWII ...
Marines fighting on Iwo Jima scaled Mount Suribachi and worked together to push up an American flag, a moment that was captured by military photographers and later became an enduring symbol of the ...