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 ...

February 23 is a special day because it is the anniversary of raising the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the final stages of the Pacific War. The iconic image of ...

"I do hope she has lost her desire to run away from home," her father wrote two days before the first wave of Marines landed at Iwo Jima. A month after the battle ended, he wrote, "You can tell ...

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.

America’s World War II generation is referred to as “The Greatest Generation.” But if one had to nominate a particular group of WWII American fighting men for the title of “Greatest of the ...

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 to be ...

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 ...

As the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima approaches, we reflect on this pivotal WWII event. Senator John Boozman honors the courage and sacrifice of those who fought and the enduring legacy ...

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 ...

The story of the Battle of Iwo Jima is widely known. Years after I moved away from my childhood home on Boland Avenue in Hanover Township, I learned a fellow resident of the same street fought on ...

80 years ago, one of the most brutal battles of World War II took place on the island of Iwo Jima. The Battle of Iwo Jima has been etched into history as one of the deadliest and most significant ...

Marines fighting on Iwo Jima scaled Mount Suribachi and worked ... Yet the photo from four days into the battle remains its enduring image, spreading rapidly throughout the world and becoming ...