Marty Connor was 18 years old when he fought all 36 days during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. But perhaps his greatest legacy would be what happened after the war. 80 years after Iwo Jima, his ...

Providence native Jarek Marte’s life-changing enlistment led him to serve aboard USS Iwo Jima as a Navy weapons specialist.

"They were ordered to capture the island, and Claude dug a foxhole in the beach to prepare for battle." Claude Duval's uniform stands as the centerpiece of the Brookshire Military Museum's exhibit, ...

(Iwo Jima is equipped with Harriers ... to operate close to shore and successfully and safely put Marines on the beach – by air or by sea – so they can execute emergency missions worldwide.

Their final stop was Iwo Jima, where the U.S. Marines' conquest ... Stanwood Duval landed on the beach with 10 men in his company. Seven were killed within the first two hours.

Ira Hayes — World War II veteran, Iwo Jima flag-raiser ... The Arizona-born Hayes, played by Adam Beach in Eastwood’s film, may not be the center of the narrative. But he’s the one you ...

Iwo Jima was only 750 miles from mainland Japan ... Bill’s replacement unit came under heavy mortar fire on the beach, which kept coming closer. Not everyone made it to the water for safety.

In a now-viral video, a flight attendant honors a Battle of Iwo Jima survivor named Gordy, who celebrated his 100th birthday ...

Boyd’s own stay on Iwo Jima was short, thanks to a piece of shrapnel from a Japanese artillery shell. But the memories from that beach — broken bodies, broken machines — have stuck with him ...