Iwo Jima saw more Medals of Honor awarded for actions there than any other single battle in American history. A total of 27 were awarded, 22 to Marines and five to Navy Corpsmen.

The Battle of Iwo Jima was one of the most important clashes of WWII, seeing the famous flag raising of the U.S. Marine Corps. It also inspired the Clint Eastwood films "Letters from Iwo Jima" and ...

Clip #1: The Battle of Iwo Jima (5:18). Col. Dave Severance, commander of Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines, explains why the United States had to take the island of Iwo Jima, how long the ...

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 ...

T he Battle of Iwo Jima is one of the most important moments in U.S. Marine Corps and American history. Early in the campaign, the iconic flag-raising on February 23, 1945 marked the first time ...

NEW BRITAIN/ NEWINGTON, Conn. (WTNH)– Today marks an important date in military history. It has been 70 years since the Battle of Iwo Jima. It was a major battle that lead to the United States ...

The Battle of Iwo Jima began 80 years ago. ... "Those are the stories that help provide the history of what's important for us to remember," he says. "There are facts and textbooks, ...

The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought over a grueling 36 days between February and March of 1945. ... It’s important to appreciate the profound sacrifices that these men made in service to the nation.

The black sands of Iwo Jima passed into military legend, immortalised in a famous photograph by Joe Rosenthal showing a group of battered, exhausted Marines raising the Stars and Stripes on Mount ...

On Feb. 23, 1945, American Marines raised Old Glory during the Battle of Iwo Jima. The photo depicting the group has become one of the most iconic photos in U.S.