A handful of retired Marines — all in the late 90s or over 100 — joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Japan’s Prime ...

TOKYO — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while attending a ...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) — Fall River will honor and pay tribute to the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Iwo Jima Friday morning. The Fall River Veterans’ Service office is holding a ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth praised the strong friendship between U.S. and Japan at the 80th anniversary of Battle ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — With veterans watching on, a bronze sculpture honoring the World War II battle of Iwo Jima was lifted onto a pedestal in Williamsburg Wednesday morning. The 7,000-pound ...

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 ...

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 ...

March 26, 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the brutal battle that took place there. Why was Iwo Jima so important to the United States during WWII? While the island was only 11 square miles ...

"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 ...

Boswell was being honored, not just for being a veteran nearing his 101st birthday, but for being one of the few remaining American survivors of the infamous Battle of Iwo Jima. "There are a lot ...