The USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) was the first amphibious assault ship specifically designed as a helicopter carrier, capable of ...
But the ceremony to honor the Marine with the nation’s highest medal for valor was unique in more ways than one. At the age ...
Colorado USMC veteran Jim Blane, almost 101 years old, sat down with CPR News to detail his experience in one of the most ...
A 100-year-old veteran who survived the Battle of Iwo Jima recounts his experience and the freedom he's enjoyed since the Allies won World War II.
SAN ANTONIO — Nearly eight decades after U.S. Marines raised the flag at Iwo Jima, one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, five of them reunited at San Antonio's Menger Hotel to reconnect and ...
On February 19, 1945, Franklin Sousley and thousands of Marines landed on Iwo Jima’s volcanic beaches under relentless ...
Harriers may not be as advanced as F-35s, but the Marines have found one last mission for them amid Caribbean build-up.
Vinal Tech Criminal Justice and Protective Services students place 1,000 American flags into the ground at the Iwo Jima ...
The battle of Iwo Jima was one of the toughest in Marine Corps history. Nearly 7,000 Marines lost their lives taking the ...