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Witnessing the Historic Flag Raising on Iwo Jima
Seeing the Stars and Stripes go up on Iwo Jima was one of the most powerful moments of my life. I’m sharing what it was like ...
Look for the U.S. Marine who is one of an estimated four remaining survivors of the battle of Iwo Jima in the parade at noon ...
The Battle of Okinawa was the bloodiest fight in the Pacific theater in World War II, with tens of thousands killed across ...
In recent hours, the Joint Staff of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces issued an alert stating that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) aircraft carrier Liaoning (CV-16) was detected near the ...
A map included with a release showed the CSG operating in the Philippine Sea waters southeast of Iwo Jima and southwest of Minamitori Island on Sunday and comprising of Liaoning, cruisers CNS ...
The 1945 battle for Iwo Jima pitted some 100,000 US troops against 22,000 Japanese deeply dug into a labyrinth of tunnels and trenches. Nearly 7,000 Americans were killed capturing the island, and ...
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 ...
Following a 23-year U.S. occupation, Iwo Jima was returned to Japan in 1968 as part of the Ogasawara island group, but is now home to only 380 service members of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force.