Two AV-8B Harrier, assigned to the Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223 “Bulldogs”, land on the flight deck of the Wasp-class ...

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

Follow a veteran of the 4th Marine Division as he returns to Iwo Jima for the final time. We also chronicle a son who has spent decades trying to get details of his father's time on Iwo, with little ...

Jared Frederick stands at a memorial on top of Mt. Suribachi. He teaches history at Penn State Altoona and is the host of the new documentary “I Hiked Iwo Jima: A Virtual World War II Battlefield Tour ...

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.

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, ...

With very few living members of the greatest generation left to call upon, veterans in Boston were prepared to turn to surviving family to commemorate the Battle of Iwo Jima one last time, only to be ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Turning point WWII battle on Iwo Jima; B-29 bombers and the iconic photo explained by Col. Dave Severance; US Marine casualties The Battle of Iwo ...