Iwo Jima has always been beautiful, a volcanic chunk of rock surrounded by cobalt sea. But a World War II battle 80 years ago this month turned the Japanese island into a byword for desperate, deadly ...

The day after the Battle of Iwo Jima started during World War II, on Feb. 20, 1945, the Associated Press reported in The Patriot that “the battle is fierce and is costing considerable lives.” In the ...

For the Seabees of NMCB 133, the Battle of Iwo Jima is personal.

Staff Sgt. Alvin Joesphy Jr.'s voice from Iwo Jima is insistent, but collected. It rings through time with bell-like clarity. "An American dive bombing attack is taking place just ahead of us on the ...

Many recognize the Joe Rosenthal photo that captured the moment when five Marines and one Navy Corpsman raised the American flag on Mount Suribachi during the battle for Iwo Jima. Few remember the ...

The Battle of Iwo Jima raged on from Feb. 19, 1945, to March 16, 1945, leaving thousands dead and even more wounded. Yet one photo gave, and continues to give, Americans hope. Look back at the battle ...

If you’ve walked through the Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum, you’ve walked through a space Greene helped build.

ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — Reporter’s Notebook: This week marks the 80th anniversary of the famed Battle of Iwo Jima. Some of the men who braved those shores are in town to mark this key turning point ...

A Marine who was present for the Battle of Iwo Jima's history-making flag-raising has died days before the battle's 76th anniversary. Elwood "Woody" Hughes died Feb. 2 at age 95, the Daily Herald ...

The Library of Congress preserved recordings from Marine Corp combat correspondents at Iwo Jima that included interviews with soldiers, music and... The Battle of Iwo Jima began 80 years ago. Listen ...