Dignitaries from the federal government, military officials, and families of those killed in the World War II battle of Iwo ...

A teenager who lives in Fremont was among twelve Young Marines who traveled to Iwo Jima, Japan to honor the 80th anniversary ...

Hayes and the other surviving flag raisers were mobilized by the U.S. government to enhance national prestige. For getting ...

The 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima is best known for the photo by The Associated Press’ Joe Rosenthal showing six Marines raising the U.S. flag over Mount Suribachi 80 years ago. About 70,000 American ...

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