Marty Connor was 18 years old when he fought all 36 days during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. But perhaps his greatest legacy would be what happened after the war. 80 years after Iwo Jima, his ...

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

Dignitaries from the federal government, military officials, and families of those killed in the World War II battle of Iwo Jima traveled to Japan to mark 80 years since the U.S. wrestled control ...

In honor of her grandfather, she was going to make every second count on Iwo Jima. It was the only day ... On top of Mount Suribachi, where the flag raising immortalized in Joe Rosenthal’s ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako today made a rare visit to the tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima to mark the 80th ...

His photograph captured six Americans raising the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima on Feb. 23, 1945. Marine Sgt. Bill Genaust, who was standing beside Rosenthal, captured the same moment on video.

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday made a rare visit to the tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima to mark the ...

Leighanna Mackey and a group of Young Marines planted flags atop Mt. Suribachi in honor of the 80th anniversary of the Battle ...

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 ...