A teenager who lives in Fremont was among twelve Young Marines who traveled to Iwo Jima, Japan to honor the 80th anniversary ...

One of 27 Marines awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II, Justice left a four-generation legacy of service that is still going strong. Now a Marine ...

Leighanna Mackey and a group of Young Marines planted flags atop Mt. Suribachi in honor of the 80th anniversary of the Battle ...

Except her dad, Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class John E ... her father wrote two days before the first wave of Marines landed at Iwo Jima. A month after the battle ended, he wrote, "You can tell ...

Jack Lummus' professional football career ended the moment a landmine blew off both of his legs at Iwo Jima ... 2d Battalion, 27th Marines, 5th Marine Division as part of the V Amphibious Corps ...

Editor's note: Feb. 19, 2025, marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Iwo Jima ... "the Marine Corps had essentially one brigade that was smaller than a division.

For the 80th Reunion of Honor, seven WWII veterans will return to Iwo Jima and be joined by defense secretaries from the US ...

Like many of the prolonged battles waged during the last year of World War II, the fighting on Iwo Jima resulted in the ...

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

4th Marine Division. Ricard and his unit were sent to the Pacific Theatre and participated in the battles of Saipan and Tinian before conducting final preparations in Hawaii to invade Iwo Jima.” ...