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.

To honor the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, the National Museum of the Pacific War is hosting a three-day ...

Joseph H. Alexander, World War II Commemorative Series, Closing In: Marines in the Seizure of Iwo Jima (Washington, D.C.: Marine Corps Historical Center, 1994), p. 47. 2. Lineage and honors ...

The National Museum of the Pacific War will commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima with a special three-day event, Iwo Jima – 80 ...

Editor’s note: A previous version of this article was published on Feb. 19, 2015. Seventy-five years ago today, Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone was killed in action during the battle of Iwo Jima and ...

John Wayne earned a 1949 Best Actor Academy Award nomination for one of his most iconic roles, as the battle-hardened leader of a squad of recruits, in Allan Dwan's SANDS OF IWO JIMA. Haunted by ...

Recently digitized footage shows the 5th Div. cemetery dedication on Iwo Jima with band, gun salute and officers speaking. In the final scene, tow Marines kneel over the temporary resting place of ...

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) introduced a resolution recognizing the 80 th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, which began on February 19, 1945, and lasted until March ...