For nearly six decades, World War II veteran Jerry Ziehme spoke proudly of his role as a corpsman on Iwo Jima — a moment he ... “He staggered us all around. I was still kneeling near this ...

However, he then went on to capture one of the most enduring images of World War II while working for The Associated Press – US Marines raising the flag on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima.

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.

Pfc. Duane Tunnyhill of Omaha was ready to die with his fellow Marines at Iwo Jima. He survived and lived another 80 years to become the last man ...

On Nov. 10, 1954, the U.S. Marine Corps Memorial, depicting the raising of the American flag on Iwo Jima in 1945, was dedicated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Arlington, ...

Just over four miles long and two miles wide, Iwo Jima is a speck on the map ... obvious symbolism of Rosenthal’s shot of US forces raising the flag on Mount Suribachi made it famous (Photo by Getty ...

A World War II US Navy veteran who witnessed the raising of the United States flag at Iwo Jima has died on the way to a D-Day ...

Nominated for 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima tells the untold story of the Japanese soldiers who defended ...their homeland against invading American ...

The story of the park is a complicated affair and has grown into a situation where it seems to languish without a foreseeable ...

Nearing the end of World War II in February 1945, the U.S. military landed on Iwo Jima. Although the Imperial ... Japanese Army and expanded by the United States following the war is currently ...

The Iwo Jima Sterling Silver Statue is a stunning tribute to one of the most iconic moments in World War II history: "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima." This heirloom-quality piece immortalizes the ...