He joined the Marines at 16, served as a Raider, and fought at Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal in World War II. Now, he just wants ...

The Japanese defending Iwo Jima on D-day displayed superb tactical discipline. ... and advanced toward Hill 362C, a particularly vexing objective 500 yards away. Surprise was complete.

Iwo Jima was neither a turning point nor a decisive battle. It took place in February and March 1945, as the sun was beginning to set on the Japanese imperial empire.

This past February marked 75 years since the Battle of Iwo Jima, a tiny island south of Japan. For Guertin, having a likeness of the monument on his hill is part of a dream to turn the spit of ...

DOSS, Texas (AP) -- As the sound of artillery filled the air, about 200 performers carrying M1 carbines climbed a muddy hill on a central Texas ranch marking the nation's Iwo Jima re-enactment ...

Seabees on Iwo Jima Beach shortly after landing invasion. (U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command) ... His sergeant drove me about three-quarters of a mile to a rise called Hill 382.

They're old men now, four marines who were in their teens and 20s when they fought on Iwo Jima. But they're still able to report for duty at a commemoration ceremony on Beacon Hill.

IWO JIMA, Japan — Avoiding unexploded grenades and hacking their way through cactuses under a blazing sun, an American search team has located two caves where they believe a Marine who filmed ...

Former Marine Mike Ladich is amazed that he and three members of his Iwo Jima assault squad are still alive. “I didn’t expect to walk off Iwo, didn’t expect to survive the invasion of Japan ...