Marty Connor was 18 years old when he fought all 36 days during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. But perhaps his greatest legacy would be what happened after the war. 80 years after Iwo Jima, his ...

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IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and ...

Lummus was among 27 service members from the Marines and Navy to receive the military's highest individual award for their actions at Iwo Jima -- more than any individual battle in American history.

TOKYO — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in a pivotal ...

a Navy corpsman who was wounded and awarded for his bravery, saluted the epitaph and gently touched the wreath of red, blue and white flowers, as did the others. Cram, who landed on Iwo Jima on ...

Charles Cram, a Navy corpsman who was wounded and awarded for his bravery, saluted the epitaph and gently touched the wreath of red, blue and white flowers, as did the others. Cram, who landed on Iwo ...

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 ...

Approximately 70,000 Marines and several thousand Navy Seabees fought at Iwo Jima from Feb. 19 to March 26, 1945. U.S. forces sought control of the island as a staging area for a potential ...

Don is joined by historian Timothy Heck, naval historian, artillery officer and author of two books on amphibious warfare. They discuss the tactical importance of Iwo Jima, the battle itself and ...

On the day of the Iwo Jima invasion, USS Texas moved dangerously ... They unleashed a thunderous bombardment meant to clear the way for the landing forces, devastating the coastline.