An Arkansas native and communications professional with 42 years of experience, she edits and writes for the Style sections ...

A commemoration this Saturday, marking the 80th anniversary of Iwo Jima has been overshadowed by the removal of the battle’s ...

For the 80th Reunion of Honor, seven WWII veterans will return to Iwo Jima and be joined by defense secretaries from the US ...

Marine amphibious tractors burn after being hit by Japanese mortar shells during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. (U.S. Marine ...

The National WWII Museum gives us a little background story that explains how Jack ended up at the bloody grounds of Iwo Jima at such a young age: “While most 14-year-old boys contributed to the ...

Like many of the prolonged battles waged during the last year of World War II, the fighting on Iwo Jima resulted in the ...

John Boswell, one of the few remaining survivors of the battle of Iwo Jima, was inducted Wednesday in to the Texas Veterans ...

Pfc. Frederick Rickard's death on Iwo Jima was the family's second tragedy in four months. His brother died in a Christmas ...

In early 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense removed at least two web pages related to Ira Hayes, a Native American veteran ...

Alfred Lewis, a WWII veteran who fought in the battle of Iwo Jima, opens a birthday gift from the crew of the USS Bougainville during a ceremony for Lewis at Singing River Island in Pascagoula on ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A Chesapeake World War II hero whose service included the Battle of Iwo Jima has passed away, family members said. Edward Vincek was a farmer-turned-corporal in the Marines.

"Among the Americans who served on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue." Sheila Yount is a features editor for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. An Arkansas native and communications ...