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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Everyone recognizes the image of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima. But what do you know about the place we were actually fighting for? s a memorial to the astonishing war slaughter of the modern age ...

World War II ships that sank near the Ogasawara Islands have resurfaced due to seismic activity in the region, it was reported. The island of Iwo Jima, where one of the bloodiest battles took ...