Japan and the United States called Saturday for a strengthening of their alliance as Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and new US ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth praised Saturday the friendship and trust that his country and Japan have developed.

A handful of retired Marines — all in the late 90s or over 100 — joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Japan’s Prime ...

The 80th anniversary commemoration of Iwo Jima on Saturday is set to be overshadowed by controversy after the Pentagon ...

A 19-year-old Waynesboro area Marine who lost his life during the World War II assault on Iwo Jima 80 years ago is being remembered by Stories Behind the Stars. Pfc. Frederick J. Ricard was born on ...

A 19-year-old Waynesboro area Marine who lost his life during the World War II assault on Iwo Jima 80 years ago is being remembered by Stories Behind the Stars. Pfc. Frederick J. Ricard was born ...

MANY, La. (KPLC) - A World War 2 veteran who survived Pearl Harbor and Iwo Jima will be remembered this Saturday in Sabine Parish. “I never thought I would make it this far, but if I make it a little ...

“We could see everything going on; you’d see Japanese on fire coming out [of dug tunnels ... Iwo Jima team can rise to meet the expectations of [the veterans] now and into the future,” Garrett said.

Robert Boyd begged his widowed mother to let him join the Marines during World War II before he turned 18. He survived the trial by fire at Iwo Jima 80 years ago. He now lives with his daughter ...

A sailor in the Pacific during World War II ... Battle of Iwo Jima raged from Feb. 19 to March 26, 1945. About 27,000 men were killed, including 20,000 Japanese soldiers hiding in tunnels and ...

Now, plans are taking shape to transform the World War II-era tunnel network into a tourist ... an Australian private equity entrepreneur, bought the complex in 2023. “They have a fascinating ...

And, in February 2023, he was discreetly given permission to not only dig the 1,500sqm tunnel complex under his own land but also to use an existing publicly owned car park as an entrance.