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Pocatello resident Ned Mickelsen remembers watching from a foxhole as the American flag was raised on Mount Suribachi during the bloody World War II battle of Iwo Jima.
Former enemies turned allies returned to the volcanic sands of Iwo Jima on Saturday to pay tribute to those who lost their lives during the bloody 36-day fight 78 years ago. Approximately 220 ...
99-year-old WWII veteran William "Buck" Myers shared his story from the Battle of Iwo Jima during its 80th anniversary in 2025.
Wounded twice fighting in the Pacific in World War II, including at Iwo Jima, Frank S. Wright received an honorary promotion ...
Iwo Jima was one of America's hardest-fought victories in World War II and was one of Japan's bitterest defeats. Japanese General Tadamichi Kuribayashi expected none of his men to survive. Sixty ...
Hershel “Woody” Williams is returning after 70 years to Iwo Jima, where a flamethrower saved him from Japanese bayonets and where he earned the Medal of Honor.
In a potential war with either Nicolas Maduro’s military and/or Venezuela’s massive, powerful drug cartels, the USS Iwo Jima ...
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – An emotional reunion between a WWII veteran and the tank he drove on Iwo Jima. The Museum of the Marine Corps held a special ceremony on the 80th anniversary of Japan’s ...