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

The 4th Division’s combat casualties rose to 8,094. On March 11, the 20th day after the landing, the 4th Division reached the ocean and overcame enemy resistance. On the division’s right flank, the ...

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

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A husband is accused of killing his wife, an active-duty soldier, while two children were in the home, Texas police said. Getty Images/iStockphoto An active-duty soldier was shot to death in her ...

February 19th was the 80th anniversary of the invasion of Iwo Jima. A godawful experience for those involved as it was the only battle in the Pacific where America lost more men than did the defenders ...

Another pivotal moment in the conflict that defined a generation and posed an existential threat to freedom marks its 80th anniversary in 2025 – 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 ...