WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — With veterans watching on, a bronze sculpture honoring the World War II battle of Iwo Jima was lifted ...

Like many of the prolonged battles waged during the last year of World War II, the fighting on Iwo Jima resulted in the ...

As the 80th anniversary of the end of Iwo Jima — the infamous World War II battle against the Japanese Army — approaches on March 26, one of the battle’s veterans is reaching his own milestone. On ...

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Marine amphibious tractors burn after being hit by Japanese mortar shells during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. (U.S. Marine ...

SUNBURY — No World War II battle represents the fighting spirit of the US Marine Corps better than Iwo Jima. In terms of its combat brutality and staggering casualties, it was the worst battle in the ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES — Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers punched their ticket to the NBA playoffs on Wednesday with a hard-fought 112-107 victory over the Miami Heat. A see-saw ...

"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 ...

Ending years of sometimes contentious deliberations, the Galveston Wharves Board of Trustees agreed Tuesday afternoon to berth the Battleship ... that has operated the USS Texas since 2020.

SEOUL, March 2 (Yonhap) -- The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier arrived at a key naval base in the southeastern city of Busan on Sunday, South Korea's Navy said, reaffirming the U.S. commitment to ...

We're here today to honor Boots Thomas. His bravery, the bravery of his men and Boots' bravery in the whole battle of Iwo Jima.” Among the veterans in attendance were 97-year-old World War II ...