IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II's bloodiest battles. The visit ...

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

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — With veterans watching on, a bronze sculpture honoring the World War II battle of Iwo Jima was lifted onto a pedestal in Williamsburg Wednesday morning. The 7,000-pound ...

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 ...

Half Japanese and half American, Hannah Beech has lived with the shadow of Iwo Jima for her entire life. Her father lived through the battle as a combat correspondent.

A prolific speaker who told his story to veteran’s groups and elementary schoolers alike, Thurman appeared in the famous “Gung Ho photo,” featuring Marines on Iwo Jima soon after the battle ...

Joe Cappuccio, 99, a Marine Corps veteran of Iwo Jima, gives a thumbs-up as he makes his way to the front of Memorial Hall on Wednesday at the final Iwo Jima Day ceremony at the State House.

A photojournalist who captured one of the most enduring images of World War II — the U.S. Marines raising the flag on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima — had a block in downtown San Francisco ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A photojournalist who captured one of the most enduring images of World War II — the U.S. Marines raising the flag on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima — will have a block ...