Takamatsu Gushiken leaves a cave after a session of searching for the remains of those who died during the Battle of Okinawa ...

The 90-year-old woman still remembers the final moments of her then-14-year-old brother's life during the 1945 battle.

One of 27 Marines awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II, Justice left a four-generation legacy of service that is still going strong. Now a Marine ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Iwoto Island for the first time in April to pay respects to the ...

On April 1, 1945, U.S. troops landed on Okinawa during their push toward mainland Japan, beginning a battle that lasted until late June and killed about 12,000 Americans and more than 188,000 ...

Today, seven American World War II veterans, including 99-year-old Frank Wright who was here in July, are set to return to ...

The Missouri legislature is overstepping their mandate as elected officials by disregarding the constitution of the state in attempts to override the vote expressing the will and intent of the ...

the Battle of Iwo Jima. The small island between the Marianas and mainland Japan was a strategic target for Allied forces ahead of a future US invasion of Okinawa. While the US initially ...

Like many of the prolonged battles waged during the last year of World War II, the fighting on Iwo Jima resulted in the ...