Ongoing construction delays at a Japanese air base meant to host U.S. Navy carrier landing practice have stalled parts of the ...

Naval aviators kicked off carrier-landing practice on Iwo Jima as the USS George Washington prepares for its first deployment ...

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Donald Trump celebrated the 1st U.S. Victory Day for WWII with an image of the Battle of Iwo Jima. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/Truth Social On the 80th anniversary of Victory Day, a holiday marking ...

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.

Don Graves is a World War II veteran and witnessed the flag being raised after the war in Iwo Jima. He celebrated his 100th birthday in Nashville by helping write a song about his story of survival.

And the nearer the Americans got to Japan’s ‘home islands’, the harder the enemy fought. Peleliu, just seven by three miles, had taken 10 weeks to capture. Another island, Iwo Jima ...

Philadelphia, Pa -- 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," he said ...