A Groesbeck teenager was among twelve Young Marines from across the country who traveled to Guam and Iwo Jima to honor the ...

“The earlier communique, covering marine casualties ... be regarded in the United States as one of the most recognizable images of World War II. Per most accounts, the flag raising occurred ...

Nearly all of Japan’s 21,000 soldiers on island killed during the fight, while the US side saw more than 6,800 fatalities.

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 ...

A Harrison High School senior summitted to the top of Mt. Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima, Japan, last week to honor the ...

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

Staff Sgt. Stephon Smith carries what are believed to be the remains of a fallen Marine killed in 1942 during the Battle of ...

80 years ago, American and Japanese troops were locked in one of the fiercest and bloodiest battles of the Pacific theatre in World War II: the Battle ... ahead of a future US invasion of Okinawa.

Ira Hayes, a member of the Pima Nation who served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World ... "Pima Indian Helped Raise American Flag on Iwo Jima During World War II." The headline of the version ...

Cram, a Navy corpsman with the 5th Marine Division, landed on the island with U.S. forces on Feb. 19 ... Around 170 people — but no WWII veterans — took part in last year’s ceremony on ...