In honor of her grandfather, she was going to make every second count on Iwo Jima. It was the only day this year that American citizens could visit the island, reserved for a select few as part of ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, left, and Empress Masako, center, are escorted by a member of Japan Self Defense Force as they arrive at the island of Iwo Jima, now officially called Iwo To in Japan ...

With veterans watching on, a bronze sculpture honoring the World War II battle of Iwo Jima was lifted onto a ... had to be attached to the base of the monument, and an area on the back side ...

The vast number of graves he saw on Iwo Jima remains a lasting memory for Robert Bergen, a former Navy corpsman and one of the few remaining survivors of the battle fought there 80 years ago.

Mr. Rosenthal’s photo cast as a bronze statue. My father would go quiet. One hand stayed on the steering wheel. With his other, he would grip my hand. I knew to squeeze back. Iwo Jima was the ...

JAMES CITY — Months after its founder’s death, the completion of the planned Iwo Jima Memorial Park in James City County — now known as Veteran’s Monument Park — appears to be stalled.

The hoisting of the US flag over Iwo Jima, for instance ... is at once amplified and vapourised into a hefty, if intangible, silhouette. The dissolution of self into resplendent mist calls ...

"It's the only monument in the world built by battle survivors," said Raymond Carrier, president of the Iwo Jima Memorial Historical Foundation. "It's also the only monument in the world that has ...

the community rededicated its Iwo Jima Memorial, which had been in storage for a couple of years. Many years ago, several WaKeeney citizens came up with the idea for the memorial—a silhouette of ...

an Iwo Jima statue; three battlefield crosses; a Vietnam Memorial; a Korean War monument; and a Civil War bugler statue that plays reveille and taps. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily ...

WAKEENEY, Kan. (KSNW) — The Iwo Jima Memorial in WaKeeney is moving and will have a new home. The City of WaKeeney’s travel and tourism director, Lynelle Shubert, said the memorial was ...

Follow a veteran of the 4th Marine Division as he returns to Iwo Jima for the final time. We also chronicle a son who has spent decades trying to get details of his father's time on Iwo ...