A short stint in Hawaii and Saipan, sent Sergeant Jack Thurman at the first landing on Red Beach 1 Iwo Jima where he was later wounded. He faithfully continued his service as a member to several ...

John “Jack” Ryland Thurman, 99 years young was born in Mitchel ... sent Sergeant Jack Thurman at the first landing on Red Beach 1 Iwo Jima where he was later wounded. He faithfully continued ...

With genuine volcanic sand from the sulphur island, the Praesidus Iwo Jima 80th Commemoration A-11 watches offer a rare ...

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.

Jack Lummus' professional football career ended the moment a landmine blew off both of his legs at Iwo Jima ... at Iwo Jima -- more than any individual battle in American history. John Merritt ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

The Iowa Goldstar Museum at Camp Dodge in Johnston is hosting an event Saturday to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. Goldstar curator Mike Vogt says a presentation at 10:30 a ...