Instead, he stowed away aboard the USS Deuel, a transport ship bound for Iwo Jima. Officers of the 26th Marines, unaware of the young Marine’s age, allowed Lucas to join their unit when they ...

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

I fought like hell,” recalled retired Marine Raider Frank Wright of his experience during the Battle of Iwo Jima eight decades ago.

MILLINGTON, Tennessee – A Kerrville native is serving aboard USS Iwo Jima, a U.S. Navy Wasp class amphibious assault ship.

Editor’s note: Feb. 19, 2025, marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Iwo Jima. In February 2020, Military Times interviewed Marine Corps veteran and Iwo Jima survivor Don Harris.

“And it’s so good to see you hear and we are just so gratitude for all of you so thank you very much from the USS Iwo Jima LHD7 and all of the sailors here with, to all of you, thank you ...

USS Texas made history when it became one of the ... where she participated in the Battles of Okinawa and Iwo Jima. Following her decommissioning, Texas became America’s first permanent floating ...

Texans are touchy about the Battleship Texas, and the ship's uncertain fate ... including Normandy and Iwo Jima, a mere ...