A Stinger machine gun in WWII Which is precisely how a few United States Marines designed and built the “Stinger” light machine gun (LMG) during the lead-up to the invasion of Iwo Jima in 1945.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The BAR played a fundamental role in the famous battle of Iwo Jima. Weighing in at 18 pounds, it was essential for service members like Medal of Honor recipient Pvt. Wilson Watson to take the island.

Imperial couple considering visit to Iwo Jima Explosions rock the shore of Iwo Jima during a pre-landing bombardment on Feb. 19, 1945, as seen from a USS Sanborn (APA-193) landing craft.

John Wayne earned a 1949 Best Actor Academy Award nomination for one of his most iconic roles, as the battle-hardened leader of a squad of recruits, in Allan Dwan's SANDS OF IWO JIMA. Haunted by ...

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Whatever you do, don’t call Don Whipple a former Marine. “Well, I never really actually got out of the Marines. You never get out of it. Once a Marine, always a Marine ...