Their mission was to capture the island's three airfields, eliminate a Japanese early warning station that was tipping off ...

Iwo Jima Day is observed every year on Feb. 19 to commemorate the beginning of the Battle of Iwo Jima, one of the most pivotal battles of World War II. The day honors the bravery, sacrifice, and ...

HOMEWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- Memorial Day celebrations and tributes took place around the United States to honor the men and women who served in our Armed Forces. One local Marine has spent years ...

A Marine fell overboard from the USS Iwo Jima during a Caribbean deployment, prompting a multi-day search and raising questions about shipboard risk, search doctrine, and what happens after recovery ...

Pinned down and with casualties mounting, Pvt. Wilson Watson took matters into his own hands to savagely take out enemy ...

SAN ANTONIO — Nearly eight decades after U.S. Marines raised the flag at Iwo Jima, one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, five of them reunited at San Antonio's Menger Hotel to reconnect and ...

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.