The invasion of Iwo Jima, known as Operation Detachment would see the USMC undertake a huge amphibious invasion of the ...

America’s World War II generation is referred to as “The Greatest Generation.” But if one had to nominate a particular group ...

23, 1945, meant for the country and for him personally Eighty years later, Richard Jessor vividly recalls hitting the beach on Iwo Jima on Feb. 19, 1945. “The island had been under severe bombardment ...

In Photos U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment of the Fifth Division planted an American flag atop Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, on Feb. 23, 1945.Credit...Joe Rosenthal/Associated Press Supported by By ...

On Feb. 23, 1945, six Marines teamed up for what would become one of the most iconic photos in American history. Marines fighting on Iwo Jima scaled Mount Suribachi and worked together to push up ...

The descendants of fishermen and farmers evacuated from Iwo Jima shortly before it became the site of a key battle during World War II have stepped up their campaign to be permitted to live on the ...

Journey through the blood-soaked shores of Iwo Jima and Okinawa in The Pacific, a war drama that intertwines personal ...

That’s what World War 2 veteran Jessie Mahaffey told us in 2022 at his 100th birthday party. Mahaffey was on the U.S.S. Oklahoma, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. As the ship sank, Jessie slid ...

Don Graves, 99, of Keller, is one of four surviving Marine Corps members from the Battle of Iwo Jima. Courtesy of Don Graves All it takes is a close of his eyes and Don Graves is a 19-year-old at ...

"The 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima is a solemn yet important reminder of the sacrifice of the Greatest Generation," said Boozman. "The resilience and courage of our U.S. Marines was ...