All 1,100 residents of Iwo Jima, except for 103 men drafted as military employees, were forcibly evacuated to mainland Japan. Former residents and their descendants have been allowed to visit the ...

All 1,100 residents of Iwo Jima except for 103 men drafted as military employees were forcibly evacuated to mainland Japan. Former residents and their descendants have been allowed to visit the island ...

TOKYO — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in a pivotal ...