One of 27 Marines awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II, Justice left a four-generation legacy of service that is still going strong. Now a Marine ...

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

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

On Feb. 23, 1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi ... flag that the Marines who first topped the mountain had with them. Staff Sgt. Lou Lowery is credited ...

Iwo Jima has always been beautiful, a volcanic chunk of rock surrounded by cobalt sea. But a World War II battle 80 years ago this month turned the Japanese island into a byword for desperate ...

As the 80th anniversary of the end of Iwo Jima — the infamous World War II battle against the Japanese Army — approaches on ...

Marines fighting on Iwo Jima scaled Mount Suribachi ... over Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in World War II. Marines initially invaded Iwo Jima on Feb. 19, 1945, as part of the U.S. island ...

Ernest “Boots” Thomas, who led the charge up the mountain with ... in the whole battle of Iwo Jima.” Among the veterans in attendance were 97-year-old World War II veteran John Finlayson ...