The USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) was the first amphibious assault ship specifically designed as a helicopter carrier, capable of ...

Colorado USMC veteran Jim Blane, almost 101 years old, sat down with CPR News to detail his experience in one of the most ...

A 100-year-old veteran who survived the Battle of Iwo Jima recounts his experience and the freedom he's enjoyed since the Allies won World War II.

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II’s bloodiest battles. Naruhito and his wife, Empress Masako, ...

U.S. Marines raised an American flag on the Japanese island’s highest peak exactly 80 years ago. But the fighting, some of the deadliest of World War II, would rage on for a month. In Photos U.S.

Iwo Jima Day marks the anniversary of the date in February 1945 when the Battle of Iwo Jima began, with the invasion of Iwo Jima island by the United States Armed Forces. Some of the bloodiest ...

WESTFIELD — Aylei Connolly, a sergeant major in the Young Marines, is looking forward to a life in the Marine Corps, when she’s old enough to serve. She’s also looking forward, much sooner, to a ...

IWO-TO, Japan — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II's bloodiest battles. Naruhito and his wife, ...

IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II’s bloodiest battles. Starbucks sells 60 ...