U.S. Marines raised an American flag on the Japanese island’s highest peak exactly 80 years ago. But the fighting, some of ...

On this day in 1945, six U.S. Marines raised the American flag over the island of Iwo Jima on the fourth day of what would ...

On the 80th anniversary of the first U.S. flag raising on Iwo Jima, World War II veterans are honored for their service in ...

The 36-day long battle for control of a heavily fortified pacific island, fought from the 19th of February through the 26th ...

Joe Rosenthal’s iconic photos from Iwo Jima helped the United States raise $26 billion for the war and served as the basis ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Strank is a revered historic figure and military hero in both the United States ...

The Marine Corps League held their 25th annual Iwo Jima Day Event in the Massachusetts State House to commemorate the 80th ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 23, 1945, during World War II, U.S.

Japan's land ministry has clarified that there is no law prohibiting former residents of Ioto Island (Iwo Jima) from ...

America’s World War II generation is referred to as “The Greatest Generation.” But if one had to nominate a particular group ...

At 100 years old, Dick Jessor remembers the moments when he and his fellow Marines landed on Iwo Jima and the hope he felt ...

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposed expansion of the water treatment plant in Firestone. The town has ...