This year was the first time no big gathering took place to commemorate Boots Thomas leading his platoon up Mount Suribachi ...

One of the most intense and iconic battles of World War II, the Battle of Iwo Jima pushed both sides to their limits. In this video, I explore the strategy, the brutal conditions, and the lasting ...

For the Seabees of NMCB 133, the Battle of Iwo Jima is personal.

LISBON, N.D. (Valley News Live) - At the North Dakota Veterans Home in room D121 lives a 101-year-old World War II veteran. “They drafted me and I went to Fort Snelling,” said World War II Veteran, ...

The Naval Construction Battalion Center’s annual Black Hell Squad event was held Friday morning, bringing Seabees together to ...

102-year-old WWII veteran John Robinson, the last surviving member of his unit, recounted his experiences at the Battle of Iwo Jima. Robinson's team used sound ranging technology to locate hidden ...

Eighty years after the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, Leighton Willhite traveled to the National Museum of the Marine Corps’ support facility in Virginia for a reunion, of sorts, with the ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This collection consists of a copy of Harold Raskin's typewritten diary "Blind Landing on Iwo Jima," kept during his time as part of the Army ...

A local high schooler just returned from the trip of a lifetime. Abby Smith, from Fort Mitchell, was one of a select few to escort World War II veterans at the Battle of Iwo Jima's 80th anniversary.

Amid the closing months of World War II, the Battle of Iwo Jima emerged as a brutal contest for control of a tiny but vital island in the Pacific. This account follows the meticulous Japanese ...