Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone, one of World War II’s most decorated Marines, received the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross ...

Corporal Don Graves was in a fox hole on Iwo Jima, close to Japanese lines, when he heard a Japanese soldier inviting him over. By Paul Szoldra Updated on Feb 23, 2021 The Battle of Iwo Jima ...

The Iowa Gold Star Military Museum will host programming on Saturday 15 February 2025 beginning at 10:00 AM for the 80th Anniversary of the battle for Iwo Jima and its impact on the ultimate victory ...

Duane Tunnyhill talks about the war in 2015 with a group of World War II veterans of the battle of Iwo Jima at the Bohemian Cafe in Omaha. “I had to use the hard sell,” Tunnyhill told The ...

This article originally appeared in the February 2025 issue of Texas Monthly with the headline “What Land Does to Texans.” ...

The Imperial Household Agency is considering a visit by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to the island of Iwo Jima in April to pay respects to soldiers killed in World War II, people familiar ...

The Iowa Goldstar Museum at Camp Dodge in Johnston is hosting an event Saturday to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. Goldstar curator Mike Vogt says a presentation at 10:30 a ...

The USS Enterprise (CV-6), an aircraft carrier, was the most decorated American naval vessel to fight in World War II and ...

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, the museum will add “The Battle of Iwa Jima” to its existing exhibit on Feb. 19. The Battle of Iwa Jima was fought from Feb.

Naval vessels are staffed by some of the most courageous people in uniform you’ll ever meet. This was doubly true ...