In the fallout, some of the Hayes descendants are stepping up. These relatives were reminded why they keep on sharing his ...

The veterans served in a number of roles: combat engineer, platoon sergeant, welder, machine gunner, cook, postal clerk, long ...

Ron Hiselman, a 95-year-old Army veteran, returned home to Punta Gorda after spending time in the hospital following an accident at the Iwo Jima Memorial during an Honor Flight. Hiselman was welcomed ...

Providence native Jarek Marte’s life-changing enlistment led him to serve aboard USS Iwo Jima as a Navy weapons specialist.

IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and ...

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"I do hope she has lost her desire to run away from home," her father wrote two days before the first wave of Marines landed at Iwo Jima. A month after the battle ended, he wrote, "You can tell ...

Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan. (Courtesy: Young Marines ... This commemorative and joint memorial service furthers the reconciliation between the U.S. and Japan and strengthens the alliance between the ...

Newcomb wrote in "Iwo Jima: The Dramatic Account of the Epic ... which his mother accepted on Memorial Day later that month. Lummus was among 27 service members from the Marines and Navy to ...

BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll in last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar has passed 2,000, state media reported Monday, as rescuers and an activist group said it killed several hundred ...

TOKYO — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in a pivotal ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth praised on Saturday (March 29, 2025) the friendship and trust that his country and Japan have developed while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to ...