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Why a Marine who helped raise the flag on Iwo Jima kept it a secret for decades
"I told him he was a hero — to which he said, ‘No, I was a Marine.’”
‘We’re not doing an Iwo Jima again’ — Marine general describes what ground combat with China would be like
The People's Liberation Army has about 975,000 active-duty troops in ground combat units.
Marine Corps says goodbye to its ‘Island Warrior’ infantry battalion after 80 years
"It is still hard to say goodbye to a unit that has so completely defined the experience of being a Marine."
What it was like fighting on Iwo Jima, according to a Marine Medal of Honor recipient
"I could no longer be the person I was prior to the Marine Corps."
He lost his arm, leg and eye saving his fellow Marines during WWII. Now his family says he deserves the Medal of Honor
For their actions during the bloody struggle for Iwo Jima during World War II, 27 sailors and Marines received the Medal of Honor. Harry Jackson Sr.'s family is trying to make it 28
How the battle of Iwo Jima defined shared moments
In this video we cover the BAR and it’s role in the famous battle of Iwo Jima. Weighing in at 18 pounds, it was essential for men like Medal of Honor Recipient Private Wilson Watson to take the island culminating in the most famous flag raising video in history. The Iwo Jima flag raising photo joined our nation together in a moment of triumph. Our partner Nixplay allows your family and loved ones to share in moments together. Check out their digital frame and keep your family connected.
How the battle of Iwo Jima defined shared moments
In this video we cover the BAR and it’s role in the famous battle of Iwo Jima. Weighing in at 18 pounds, it was essential for men like Medal of Honor Recipient Private Wilson Watson to take the island culminating in the most famous flag raising video in history. The Iwo Jima flag raising photo joined our nation together in a moment of triumph. Our partner Nixplay allows your family and loved ones to share in moments together. Check out their digital frame and keep your family connected.
The Battle of Iwo Jima
The U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy landed on Feb. 19, 1945, and later captured the Japanese island of Iwo...
Here’s a bunch of photos from World War II that prove regulation haircuts don’t win wars
I never imagined I'd have to write this out, but here it goes: "Winning World War II had nothing to do with haircut regulations."
Top general cites 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima as reason Marines need to get haircuts during a pandemic
Haircuts are part of the military discipline that allowed the Marines to defeat the Japanese at Iwo Jima, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
Reunion of Iwo Jima veterans canceled over coronavirus fears
The 75th annual Reunion of Honor set to take place on the island of Iwo Jima has been cancelled out of an "abundance of caution" due to fears of the coronavirus.
‘We thought it was over’ — Marine veteran recalls the flag raising on Iwo Jima and the harrowing days that followed
"It’s over. It’s through, we thought. But it didn’t work out that way after all.”
75 years ago, a farm boy became a Medal of Honor hero with a flamethrower at Iwo Jima
Hershel “Woody” Williams single-handedly took out one pillbox after another, an act of valor that made him one of 22 Marines to earn the Medal of Honor during the Battle of Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima’s last living Medal of Honor recipient is still working for military families
Hershel “Woody” Williams, a corporal with the 21st Marine Regiment, earned the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Iwo Jima, which occurred 75 years ago from Feb. 19 through March 26, 1945
’An absolute treasure’: Album of Iwo Jima photos shows work of famed photographer Joe Rosenthal
The photos, along with the iconic image, included scenes of Marines scrambling up volcanic hillsides on the first day of battle, caring for and carrying wounded men, standing over dead Japanese soldiers and burning the enemy out of tunnels with tank-mounted flamethrowers.
The backstory of how the Marine Corps was able to correct the identity of a Marine in this iconic Iwo Jima photo
"They stayed two days and opened every drawer and took pictures. If Dick were still alive, he'd say 'what a bunch of excitement.'"
‘I was one of the few walking out under my own power’ — 95-year-old Iwo Jima Marine remembers the savage battle
"I remember saying to myself, 'This is no dream. This is for real.'"
75 years ago, Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone was killed in battle at Iwo Jima
Seventy-five years ago today, Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone was killed in action during the battle of Iwo Jima and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for heroism — making him the first and only enlisted Marine to receive the Medal of Honor, as well as the Navy Cross, during World War II.
Newly-digitized footage from Iwo Jima captures the fury of battle in incredible detail
A partnership between the History Division of the Marine Corps and the University of South Carolina seeks to provide direct public access to video from the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II
75 years later, Iwo Jima Marines and sailors recall the bloody battle
The World War II battle claimed 6,821 American dead and was burned into the nation's memory by the image of valor and victory captured in the flag raising atop Mount Suribachi.
104-year-old Iwo Jima Marine rakes in 70,000 cards for Valentine’s Day
At the outset, the goal was a modest 100 cards - about one for every one of White's birthdays - but the response has outstripped all expectations.
A 104-year-old Marine asked America for Valentine’s Day cards. He’ll probably get over 100,000.
"I wasn't expecting anything like this," White said. "It hit me like a ton of bricks."
A Marine in this iconic Iwo Jima photo was misidentified for nearly 75 years — until now
Marine Cpl. Harold P. Keller was one of the six men raising the American flag in Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal's famous World War II photograph, 'Raising the Flag at Iwo Jima'
