His 10 days at Iwo Jima were a “terrible, terrible experience with dead people everywhere,” he told Stars and Stripes in a ...

But if one had to nominate a particular group of WWII American fighting men for the title of “Greatest of the Greatest Generation,” then the troops who fought at Iwo Jima certainly have ... Truman on ...

Pfc. Frederick Rickard's death on Iwo Jima was the family's second tragedy in four months. His brother died in a Christmas ...

William "Buck" Myers reunited with a fellow veteran in 2005 and continues to keep his memory alive on the 80th anniversary of ...

Reporter’s Notebook: This week marks the 80th anniversary of the famed Battle of Iwo Jima. Some of the men who braved those shores are in town to mark this key turning point in World War II.

Sunday marks 80 years since U.S. Marines captured Mount Suribachi and hoisted the American flag at Iwo Jima. The move was a symbol of hope and freedom during a tough battle and a long war.

The 4th Division’s combat casualties rose to 8,094. On March 11, the 20th day after the landing, the 4th Division reached the ocean and overcame enemy resistance. On the division’s right flank, the ...

No World War II battle represents the fighting spirit of the US Marine Corps better than Iwo Jima. In terms of its combat ...

I fought like hell,” recalled retired Marine Raider Frank Wright of his experience during the Battle of Iwo Jima eight decades ago.

The Battle of Iwo Jima was 80 years ago, when the U.S. captured the strategically located Pacific island after a five-week ...

The series of Statehouse remembrance services ended on the 80th anniversary of the day the U.S. Marine Corps invaded the island of Iwo Jima, Japan, starting a 36-day battle that left around 7,000 ...