One of World War II's most famous and lasting images is the photograph of U.S. Marines raising a flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima. Thousands of Americans died to gain control of this tiny island.

Nearing the end of World War II in February 1945, the U.S. military landed on Iwo Jima. Although the Imperial Japanese Army soldiers fought back while hiding in bunkers, dugouts and caves ...

A Stinger machine gun in WWII Which is precisely how a few United States Marines designed and built the “Stinger” light machine gun (LMG) during the lead-up to the invasion of Iwo Jima in 1945.

Wausau, Wis.? For nearly six decades, World War II veteran Jerry Ziehme spoke proudly of his role as a corpsman on Iwo Jima — a moment he says was captured in a photograph taken by Pulitzer ...

The Top 10 John Wayne World War II movies have been ranked by fans on IMDb and Sands of Iwo Jima missed out on No 1.

Corporal Don Graves was in a fox hole on Iwo Jima, close to Japanese lines, when he heard a Japanese soldier inviting him over. By Paul Szoldra Updated on Feb 23, 2021 The Battle of Iwo Jima ...

A World War II US Navy veteran who witnessed the raising of the United States flag at Iwo Jima has died on the way to a D-Day commemoration event in France. Robert Persichitti, 102, passed away on ...

On the night of March 25, 1945, some 300 Japanese soldiers launched a surprise attack on Airfield Number 2 on Iwo Jima. They were among the last of the 21,000-strong garrison that had fought tooth ...