Despite the largest loss of life sustained by one family in the U.S. Navy's history, Alleta and Thomas were determined to ...

WASHINGTON – Charlie Pase considers himself “unusually lucky.” ...

Pfc. Harry LeBert was a young Marine and father of two who — having just recovered from injuries received in the Battle of ...

Just a couple of years after the Second World War, John Wayne starred in Sands of Iwo Jima, a movie reenacting it. At 42, the ...

Steve McQueen, who would have been 95 today, starred in several World War 2 films in addition to The Great Escape.

William Gosch of North Tonawanda is a 101-year-old World War II combat veteran, and a subject of a California artist's project that combines history and art.

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 ...

The battle inspired movies and books but is perhaps best associated with one of the most famous photos of World War II -- ...

Staff Sgt. Stephon Smith carries what are believed to be the remains of a fallen Marine killed in 1942 during the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands during a repatriation ceremony at Marine ...

The Marines have a new tool for battlefield domination called Down Range — a war game made for and designed by “bloodthirsty nerds.” Capt. Nicholas Royer, an officer at the II Marine ...

It would go down as one of the biggest carrier battles of World War II. Japan lost three aircraft carriers and more than 300 planes. On Saipan, the Marines and army faced an enemy well dug-in and ...