The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), (PHIBRON) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)—all part of the Iwo ...

Marty Connor was 18 years old when he fought all 36 days during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. But perhaps his greatest legacy would be what happened after the war. 80 years after Iwo Jima, his ...

Ira Hayes is arguably Arizona’s most iconic World War II hero, as one of six Marines who famously raised the American flag at ...

Iwo Jima was one of the toughest campaigns for the United States Marine Corps. From Feb. 19-March 26, 1945, some 6,821 men ...

With neither beauty nor bounty to its credit, the volcanic island of Iwo Jima entered history with ... the straining Marines raised the U.S. flag in a scene captured for posterity in a famous ...

Kulla is a Marine who fought in Guam and in the ... the rest of the time I was in there,” said Kulla. The United States invaded Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945. Herman joined troops on the ground ...

Providence native Jarek Marte’s life-changing enlistment led him to serve aboard USS Iwo Jima as a Navy weapons specialist.

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has visited Iwo Jima to pay tribute to Japanese and Americans who died on the island in one of World ...

It was the only day this year that American citizens could visit the island, reserved for a select few as part of a tour that originates from the US territory ... 5th Marine Divison on Iwo Jima ...