Supposedly the finishing touches were still being made on the guns even as the Marines sailed towards Iwo Jima. Gervich himself carried one of the six weapons into battle, four were distributed ...
The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought for more than a month in a rocky 8 square mile area lined with underground tunnels that ...
Since Iwo Jima had no port, the ships were sunk parallel to the shoreline, a strategy that helped shield weapons and troops ...
Editor’s note: A previous version of this article was published on Feb. 19, 2015. Seventy-five years ago today, Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone was killed in action during the battle of Iwo Jima and ...
Veterans and family gathered at the national Iwo Jima Memorial in New Britain to cut cake, remember all those who have served and celebrate 249 years of the Marine Corps. The cake was cut by the ...