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.

The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought for more than a month in a rocky 8 square mile area lined with underground tunnels that ...

It’s done.” He recently sat down to talk about his experience as he poured over photographs from the war, including pictures taken on Iwo Jima after the monthlong battle as well as dozens of ...

Seventy-five years after Kunizo Iwai fell in the Battle of Iwo Jima, his son, Kentaro, wants to finally bring his father home. Kunizo Iwai is one of the more than 10,000 Imperial Japanese Army ...

The battle for Iwo Jima was over on March 26, 1945. Less than two weeks later, on April 7, the Americans had converted it into an offensive asset: 108 P-51 Mustang fighters took off from the ...