The invasion of Iwo Jima, known as Operation Detachment would see the USMC undertake a huge amphibious invasion of the ...

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 ...

Beneath cotton-white clouds, shouts of delight rang out as Carl Berghofer rode his all-terrain vehicle down the hill of his ...

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 ...

Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press captured a powerful image. The iconic photograph depicted six United States Marines ...

Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone’s extraordinary heroism in World War II, from Guadalcanal to Iwo Jima, stands as a powerful ...

Aspen, like the rest of America, responded quickly to Pearl Harbor. Locals volunteered for service, supported causes like the ...

The New Jersey native commanded the 6th Marine War Dog Platoon, which participated in the battle for Iwo Jima in February and March 1945. He lived in Omaha with his daughter and son-in-law ...

These 15 war movies didn’t just depict battles—they redefined how war stories are told on screen. From innovative filmmaking ...

Bernard Lawrence Reagan passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 24, at the age of 98. According to his obituary, the lifelong ...

Dyce started and ended the battle to take the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, a pivotal fight that pushed up the end of the war. Dyce’s grandson, Joey Zahn, noted that the Marines were called ...

This Memorial Day, you could have done much worse than remember John Basilone. Eighty years ago, the U.S. military was grinding it out from one Japanese-held Pacific island to another in a brutal, ...