Among them is U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Don Graves, a flamethrower who stormed the black sands of Iwo Jima with the 5th Marine Division in one of the bloodiest battles in Marine Corps history.

When describing the Battle of Iwo Jima, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz recalled: (QUOTE) “Uncommon valor was a common virtue.” ...

Films of the battle for Iwo Jima, being digitized 75 years after they were made, offer connections and lessons for Americans of today. ...

The morning of Feb. 19, 1945, dawned eerily quiet as Dale Faughn made his way toward the shores of the remote Japanese island of Iwo Jima ... he served with the 5th Division, 26th Regiment.

Jimmy Twedt of Roland was just 17 when he signed up to fight in WWII. He is one of the fallen who will be remembered on ...

AP Photo U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division, raise a U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan, Feb. 23, 1945. No World War II battle represents the fighting spirit of the US Marine ...

Crumb, Pvt. Artie Grey, 28 — Kelso; 18th Infantry 1st Division; died from wounds received in action, July 24, 1918 Culbertson, Pvt. John Hamilton, 24 — Clatskanie ...

The invasion of Iwo Jima, known as Operation Detachment would see the USMC undertake a huge amphibious invasion of the Japanese held island of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1944. The operation was planned ...

The People’s Liberation Army Navy Liaoning Carrier Strike Group is operating southeast of Iwo Jima for the first time in one ...

Naval aviators kicked off 13 days of carrier-landing practice Monday on Iwo Jima as the aircraft carrier USS George Washington prepares for its first deployment since returning to Japan in November.