Leighton Willhite was just 19 when he was tasked with driving a tank called "Lucky" ashore at the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. On Friday, 80 years after Japan's surrender, the 100-year-old Willhite was ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – An emotional reunion between a WWII veteran and the tank he drove on Iwo Jima. The Museum of the Marine Corps held a special ceremony on the 80th anniversary of Japan’s ...

Stay with me, Woody. That’s what Doral Lee, a big kid from Minnesota, said to Hershel Woodrow “Woody” Williams, a little guy ...

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

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.

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.

Charles Cram spent his first night on Iwo Jima alone in a foxhole, unsure of the time or what lay ahead. “I didn’t know what time it was. It was dark, and I didn’t know anything about it,” Cram, 99, ...

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. Naruhito and his ...

TOKYO -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in a pivotal World War ...

Red Rose Pizzeria in downtown Springfield will reopen on Tuesdays starting November 4th, after a four-year hiatus due to staffing shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic. Halloween candy is costing ...