Marty Connor was 18 years old when he fought all 36 days during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. But perhaps his greatest legacy would be what happened after the war. 80 years after Iwo Jima, his ...

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

A Groesbeck, Texas, teenager was among 12 Young Marines from across the country who traveled to Guam and Iwo Jima to honor ...

Tinian was the Duvals' third battle. Their final stop was Iwo Jima, where the U.S. Marines' conquest was immortalized by ...

Tristan Begines of Vancouver was among 12 Young Marines from across the country who recently traveled to Guam and Iwo Jima to honor the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima by planti ...

IWO JIMA: Japan’s Emperor ... 80 years since the Battle of Iwo Jima. The battle inspired movies and books but is perhaps best ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako today made a rare visit to the tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima to mark the 80th ...

On Iwo Jima, the group climbed Mt. Suribachi - the scene of the flag raising by U.S. Marines at Iwo Jima - where the famous photo was taken during the battle. “They had a lot of old equipment on ...

On top of Mount Suribachi, where the flag raising immortalized in Joe ... Charles Cram, a Navy corpsman who landed with the 5th Marine Divison on Iwo Jima, was there in person with his ...

Leighanna Mackey and a group of Young Marines planted flags atop Mt. Suribachi in honor of the 80th anniversary of the Battle ...

Honoring our 6,821 fallen U.S. Marines at Iwo Jima were eleven 2024 and 2025 Division Young Marines of the Year from across the U.S. as well as Mackey who is the recipient of the Jimmy Trimble Award.