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

Recently digitized footage shows the 5th Div. cemetery dedication on Iwo Jima ... Marines kneel over the temporary resting place of 3/13 PFC Ernest T. Langbeen. (U.S. Marine Corps History Division ...

Prominent Native American figures in U.S. military history have been erased from the U.S. Department of Defense’s website as ...

During WWII, he fought with the 5th Marine Division at Iwo Jima for the entirety of the 36-day battle, which has been recognized as one of the bloodiest campaigns in U.S. history. But today ...

One of the most famous WWII photos was taken on Feb. 23, 1945 when U.S. Marines raised a small American flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima. March 26, 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the ...

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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Marine Corps has corrected the identity of another of the men who were photographed raising the American flag at Iwo Jima during World War II. The Marine Corps corrected ...

On Feb. 23, 1945, six Marines teamed up for what would become one of the most iconic photos in American history. Marines fighting on Iwo Jima scaled ... island until March 26, resulting in the ...

A 19-year-old Waynesboro area Marine who lost his life during the World War II assault on Iwo Jima 80 ... the division’s losses already totaled 2,011. By February 26, Ricard’s unit began ...

During WWII, he fought with the 5th Marine Division at Iwo Jima for the entirety of the 36-day battle, which has been recognized as one of the bloodiest campaigns in U.S. history. But today ...