Hayes and the other surviving flag raisers were mobilized by the U.S. government to enhance national prestige. For getting ...
A teenager who lives in Fremont was among twelve Young Marines who traveled to Iwo Jima, Japan to honor the 80th anniversary ...
The story of the Battle of Iwo Jima in WWII. 80 years ago, the battle of Iwo Jima came to an end on 26 March 1945. After 36 days of fighting, nearly 7,000 US Marines had been killed and another 20,000 ...
"Johnny Cash wrote the song, 'The Ballad of Ira Hayes,' with these words included about his life after his service and what it had done to him: 'When war came, ...
A 100-year-old World War II veteran was welcomed back home in Bristol on Tuesday night after making a trip to Japan. Joe Caminiti went to celebrate the anniversary of the ...
The Pentagon restored content on Jackie Robinson, the Navajo Code Talkers and others after their removal as DEI-related content sparked outrage.
A commemoration marking the 80th anniversary of Iwo Jima has been overshadowed by the removal of the battle’s most iconic ...
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hailed the “shared warrior ethos” between the US and Japan Saturday on Iwo Jiwa, where he ...