An artwork saluting both the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps and the 80th anniversary of the flag-raising on Iwo ...

Honoring our 6,821 fallen U.S. Marines at Iwo Jima were eleven 2024 and 2025 Division Young Marines of the Year from across the U.S. as well as Mackey who is the recipient of the Jimmy Trimble Award.

The Battle of Iwo Jima took place from Feb. 19, 1945 to March 26, 1945 with heavy casualties suffered on both sides, according to DOD. Marines raise the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima ...

Davis USMC (Ret), national executive director and CEO of the Young Marines. "Watching them reenact the raising of the flag reminds us that the legacy of Iwo Jima isn’t just history, it’s a ...

GROESBECK, Texas (FOX 44) – A Groesbeck teenager was among twelve Young Marines from across the country who traveled to Guam and Iwo Jima to honor the 80th anniversary of the World War II Battle ...

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 ...

On Iwo Jima, the group climbed Mt. Suribachi - the scene of the flag raising by U.S. Marines at Iwo Jima - where the famous photo was taken during the battle. “They had a lot of old equipment on ...

In honor of her grandfather, she was going to make every second count on Iwo ... flag raising immortalized in Joe Rosenthal’s iconic photograph took place in 1945, Connor and his fellow Marines ...

Tristan Begines of Vancouver was among 12 Young Marines from across the country who recently traveled to Guam and Iwo Jima to honor the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima by planti ...

A WWII veteran is honored on a commercial flight because he is 100 years old and is one of very few survivors on the 80th ...