U.S. Marines raised an American flag on the Japanese island’s highest peak exactly 80 years ago. But the fighting, some of the deadliest of World War II, would rage on for a month. In Photos U.S.

IWO JIMA, Japan — U.S. Navy pilots are preparing for the USS George Washington’s inaugural patrol from its new homeport in Japan, conducting carrier-landing drills that, for the first time, include ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Dignitaries from the federal government, military officials, and families of those killed in the World War II battle of Iwo Jima traveled to Japan to mark 80 years since the ...

IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II’s bloodiest battles. Today in History: ...

Wednesday marked the 25th and final time Marine Corps veterans, Gold Star families and state lawmakers will gather in the State House to mark the anniversary of the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima, one of the ...

A 100-year-old veteran who survived the Battle of Iwo Jima recounts his experience and the freedom he's enjoyed since the Allies won World War II. The Marine Corps was founded 250 years ago today.

Staff Sgt. Alvin Joesphy Jr.'s voice from Iwo Jima is insistent, but collected. It rings through time with bell-like clarity. "An American dive bombing attack is taking place just ahead of us on the ...

Follow a veteran of the 4th Marine Division as he returns to Iwo Jima for the final time. We also chronicle a son who has spent decades trying to get details of his father's time on Iwo, with little ...

Once in life, a second time in death, Pfc. Ira Hayes — World War II veteran, Iwo Jima flag-raiser, Pima Indian — ran head-on into the homefront propaganda machine. He wasn’t the first, but director ...

After seizing power in Afghanistan, members of the Taliban posed for a photo that resembled an iconic World War II image of American servicemen raising a flag on Iwo Jima. This photo was one of a ...

With very few living members of the greatest generation left to call upon, veterans in Boston were prepared to turn to surviving family to commemorate the Battle of Iwo Jima one last time, only to be ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Turning point WWII battle on Iwo Jima; B-29 bombers and the iconic photo explained by Col. Dave Severance; US Marine casualties The Battle of Iwo ...