Private 1st Class Harold Gonsalves received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic actions during the Battle of ...

The Sea Fury is one of the only two prop-driven fighters to manage to shoot down a MiG-15. August 2025 will mark the ...

23, more than 50 World War II veterans and community members gathered to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the first U.S. flag raised on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

(Mainichi/Toshio Kurihara) TOKYO -- Japan's land ministry has clarified that there is no law prohibiting former residents of Ioto Island (Iwo Jima) from returning to the island as they are seeking ...

When I opened the Sunday edition, I read the article on the late Jack Thurman, an Iwo Jima survivor. It made me very happy to read about a great man who served his country. I had the honor to meet ...

Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, which began on February 19, 1945 and ended March 26, 1945. Reaffirms the bonds of friendship and shared values that have developed ...

We continue to reflect on them because they forever changed the course of history. Another pivotal moment in the conflict that defined a generation and posed an existential threat to freedom marks its ...

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This year marks the 80th anniversary of the final year of World War 2 and it was on February 19 that the Battle of Iwo Jima began in the Pacific theatre. The major battle lasted five weeks and saw ...

The Israeli military this weekend deployed tanks to the occupied West Bank for the first time in two decades. In the background of a Gaza ceasefire, Israel has steadily escalated an intense ...

JENIN, West Bank − Israel has sent tanks into the West Bank for the first time in more than 20 years as it ordered the military to prepare for an "extended stay" to fight Palestinian ...

FEB. 19, 1945 -- UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUARTERS, Guam, (Monday) -- (AP) -- Iwo Jima's coastal defense were further shattered Sunday in the third straight day of bombardment of the ...