Christopher Mahoney explained to the audience why it was so important to the country and to Marines to remember Iwo Jima and what men just like Joe Cappuccio did there. The 36-day long battle for ...

Pfc. Frederick Rickard's death on Iwo Jima was the family's second tragedy in four months. His brother died in a Christmas ...

On Feb. 23, 1945, six Marines teamed up for what would become one of the most iconic photos in American history. Marines fighting on Iwo Jima scaled Mount Suribachi and worked together to push up ...

The flag raised atop Mount Suribachi Back on the line the morning of the fifth day, Jessor looked at the opposite end of the island to see something in the distance atop Mount Suribachi, the dominant ...

On this day, Cpl Williams volunteered his services to assist in reducing enemy pillboxes ... The National WWII Museum gives us a little background story that explains how Jack ended up at the bloody ...

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.

It had rained all day on March 4. Lee's ship was anchored about 300 yards off Iwo Jima, the day Marines had secured one of the three airstrips for the first B-29 bomber to make an emergency landing.

Daniel Penny was honored Wednesday by the Marine Corps League at an Iwo Jima Day in Boston — where the former Devil Dog received the prestigious Semper Fidelis achievement award. Penny — who ...

On the day the Stars and Stripes were unfurled on ... Marines blasted out a cave on a hill on Iwo Jima. Confined to an island then less than eight square miles, about the size of a busy ...

His family said he volunteered for Meals on Wheels, was a dedicated blood donor, avid gardener, loved to travel, and was very ...