The vast number of graves he saw on Iwo Jima remains a lasting memory for Robert Bergen, a former Navy corpsman and one of the few remaining survivors of the battle fought there 80 years ago.

“No World War II battle represents the fighting spirit of the U.S. Marine Corps better than Iwo Jima,” according to Stories Behind the Stars. “In terms of its combat brutality and staggering ...

Frederick J. Ricard, a 19-year-old Marine from Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, was killed in action on March 14, 1945, during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Ricard's death came just four months after his ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will attend a memorial service in late March on the Pacific island of Iwo Jima with US Secretary ... will commemorate the 1945 battle together – will ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering visiting the island of Ioto, also known as Iwo Jima, a fierce battleground ... to remember the victims of the battle between the two countries in ...

Harold Gonsalves, who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps photo) Gonsalves was born into a Portuguese-American family in ...

In the Battle of Iwo Jima, as the island was previously known, fighting continued for about a month after U.S. forces landed in February 1945. Only about half of the approximately 21,900 Japanese ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A Chesapeake World War II hero whose service included the Battle of Iwo Jima has passed away, family members said. Edward Vincek was a farmer-turned-corporal in the Marines.