U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while attending a memorial service ...

In his first trip to Japan, U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth visited Iwo Jima and attended a memorial with Japanese Prime ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hailed the “shared warrior ethos” between the US and Japan Saturday on Iwo Jiwa, where he attended a memorial service for those who died ...

Japan and the United States called Saturday for a strengthening of their alliance as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and new US ...

“Ricard joined the Marines on April 13, 1944, and completed basic ... preparations in Hawaii to invade Iwo Jima.” More from Stories Behind the Stars: Local submariner remembered on anniversary of ...

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.

Sailors from the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)—the second amphibious assault ship named for the battle—attended the event, hosted by the Iwo Jima Association of America (IJAA ...

He survived the trial by fire at Iwo Jima 80 years ago. He now lives with his daughter, Becky, in Bellevue. “I wanted to go into combat and see what it was like, see if I could handle it ...

"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 ...

No World War II battle represents the fighting spirit of the US Marine Corps better than Iwo Jima. In terms of its combat brutality ... Ricard joined the Marines on April 13, 1944 and completed basic ...

CENTRAL — The Battle of Iwo Jima was 80 years ago, when the U.S. captured the strategically located Pacific island after a five-week campaign running from Feb. 19 to March 26, 1945. The eventual ...