In 1958, when I was a young Marine stationed in Washington, Tuesday afternoons were special for my Ceremonial Guard platoon. From May to September, we would be part of a ceremony at the Marine Corps ...

One of World War II's most famous and lasting images is the photograph of U.S. Marines raising a flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima. Thousands of Americans died to gain control of this tiny island.

Marvin L. Huls of Moorhead will never forget the bloody battle for Iwo Jima that began 60 years ago next week., when 70,000 U.S. Marines made a beachhead landing on the South Pacific island. Huls wasn ...

Seventy-five years ago Wednesday, Fred Reidenbach was aboard a Navy patrol craft loaded with radio gear, helping to coordinate the landing at Iwo Jima, a volcanic island the U.S. military hoped to use ...

The U.S. entered World War II 59 years ago following Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. While fighting that war in the Pacific, CBS News Correspondent Eric Engberg reports, U.S. Marines ...

The Battle of Iwo Jima raged on from Feb. 19, 1945, to March 16, 1945, leaving thousands dead and even more wounded. Yet one photo gave, and continues to give, Americans hope. Look back at the battle ...

WATERLOO - Martin Vermaas doesn't have to see the movie, "Flags of our Fathers" to learn about the Battle of Iwo Jima. He learned about it first-hand on Feb. 19, 1945. That's when Vermaas and his ...