The U.S. Capitol, pictured before the Iwo Jima Memorial Park in Arlington, on Dec. 7. (Tom Brenner/For The Washington Post) Kudos to Amanda Shendruk and Catherine Rampell for pointing out in their ...

One of the most famous WWII photos was taken on Feb. 23, 1945 when U.S. Marines raised a small American flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima. March 26, 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the ...

Boswell was being honored, not just for being a veteran nearing his 101st birthday, but for being one of the few remaining American survivors of the infamous Battle of Iwo Jima. "There are a lot ...

Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian who was one of the six Marines photographed hoisting a U.S. flag on Iwo Jima in 1945 ... a 1993 speech at the Marine Corps War Memorial, Marine Corps Commandant Gen.

Iwo Jima has always been beautiful ... car for each country — and we would sometimes pass the Marine Corps War Memorial, Rosenthal’s photo cast as a bronze statue. My father would go quiet.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A Chesapeake World War II hero whose service included the Battle of Iwo Jima has passed away, family members said. Edward Vincek was a farmer-turned-corporal in the Marines.

With veterans watching on, a bronze sculpture honoring the World War II battle of Iwo Jima was lifted onto a ... the monument needed to be developed. Memorial bricks will also be placed on the ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- 99-year-old WWII veteran William "Buck" Myers lives to tell the tale of the Battle of Iwo Jima on its 80th anniversary. "We were undergoing fire at the time ...