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Defense Secretary Hegseth visits Iwo Jima

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Hegseth vows to strengthen alliance with Japan as he joins Iwo Jima memorial service

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 II battle.

The Washington Times · 3d

Hegseth joins veterans, generals to mark 80th anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima

A handful of retired Marines — all in the late 90s or over 100 — joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Japan’s Prime Minister Takeru Ishida on Saturday to mark the anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II in the Pacific that ended 80 years ago this week.

USA TODAY on MSN · 3d

Defense Secretary Hegseth visits Iwo Jima, meets with US veterans

In his first trip to Japan, U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth visited Iwo Jima and attended a memorial with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

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DOD removed pages about Native American Iwo Jima veteran Ira Hayes — then restored one, with changes

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

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John Wayne persuaded World War 2 veterans to reenact their real-life duty in classic movie

Just a couple of years after the Second World War, John Wayne starred in Sands of Iwo Jima, a movie reenacting it. At 42, the ...

The Japan Times13d

‘DEI’ purge prompts Pentagon to remove webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser

The Pentagon said that the page and others, which were removed under the Trump administration’s wide-ranging crackdown on ...

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