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 ...

Japan's plans to transform the remote uninhabited island of Mageshima into a strategic military hub have hit a wall On a ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are considering a visit to Iwoto Island in April to pay respects to the victims ...

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 Imperial Household Agency is considering a visit by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to the island of Iwo Jima in ...

Whipple, 99, fought in the Pacific during World War II and earned a Purple Heart when he was wounded by a mortar shell upon landing on the island of Iwo Jima. He was named this months FOX31 ...

Thousands of Americans died to gain control of this tiny island. Why was it so important for American forces? The answer is simple. The U.S. needed Iwo Jima's airbases. Harry George in front of ...

It’s entirely possible they never left Iwo Jima, and ended up buried under the island’s black sands. Or if they did get removed, they could have been dumped in the ocean along with all the ...

Kunizo Iwai is one of the more than 10,000 Imperial Japanese Army soldiers whose remains wait to be discovered on Iwoto island, also known as Iwo Jima, in Tokyo's Ogasawara. On Jan. 16 ...

A memorial service was held for Japanese soldiers who perished in ferocious fighting while defending the Pacific island ...