It also embedded black sand from the volcanic island deep in his body. The sand of Iwo Jima continued to flake out of his skin like bits of black pepper for the rest of his long life, said his ...

In addition to medals for veterans who were at the Battle of Iwo Jima, he brought back small bags of sand from the beach, stones from the top of Suribachi, and a gasket he found on the runway at ...

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After the overhaul, the USS George Washington resumed forward deployment in Japan. Conducting flight drills on Iwo Jima ...

Among the most brutal battles of World War II in the Pacific, the Battle of Iwo Jima began on February 19, 1945 and raged for 36 days, devastating the island stronghold. W. Eugene Smith ...

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

A group of Iwo Jima veterans and their families are on Guam touring historical military sites before they take a day trip to Iwo Jima on March 23. The veterans arrived on Guam earlier this ...

The morning of Feb. 19, 1945, dawned eerily quiet as Dale Faughn made his way toward the shores of the remote Japanese island of Iwo Jima. But in an instant, the 20-millimeter dual purpose guns ...

As their numbers diminish with each passing year, eight veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima gathered in Arlington to remember the 80th anniversary of the landmark battle of World War II.