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 ...

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

The year-long exhibit, "LSU Commemorates Iwo Jima's 80th Anniversary: Honoring the Legacy of the Duval Brothers," honors the ...

The (NAVFAC) has successfully completed a specialized roof restoration project at the iconic National Museum of the Marine ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako today made a rare visit to the tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima to mark the 80th ...

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

The USS Iwo Jima is the flagship of an Amphibious Ready Group, a quick-response team for contingency missions. Marte's mother, initially shocked by his enlistment, became his biggest supporter.

Tristan Begines of Vancouver was among 12 Young Marines from across the country who recently traveled to Guam and Iwo Jima to honor the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima by planti ...

On top of Mount Suribachi, where the flag raising immortalized in Joe ... Charles Cram, a Navy corpsman who landed with the 5th Marine Divison on Iwo Jima, was there in person with his ...