On the Pacific island ... famed 1st Marine Division — the oldest, largest and most decorated division of the U.S. Marine Corps — defeated Japanese forces in a turning point of WWII.

The Battle of Okinawa lasted from April 1 to June 22, 1945. Two-time Purple Heart recipient LaSota returned to the island for ...

Like many of the prolonged battles waged during the last year of World War II, the fighting on Iwo Jima resulted in the ...

Japan faces “the most severe security environment it has seen since the end of World War II ... Pacific. Saturday’s amphibious landing began at 9 a.m. with approximately 200 U.S. Marines ...

The island was the scene of 5 weeks of brutal combat between Japanese and US forces in World War II. Read more at ...

The head of the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific ... work in the first island chain primarily with the assistance and support of our Japanese host," Rudder said. The United States and Japan ...