On Feb. 23, 1945, six Marines teamed up for what would become one of the most iconic photos in American history. Marines fighting on Iwo Jima scaled Mount Suribachi and worked together to push up an ...

Sunday marks 80 years since U.S. Marines captured Mount Suribachi and hoisted the American flag at Iwo Jima. The move was a symbol of hope and freedom during a tough battle and a long war. For one ...

GROESBECK, Texas — A Groesbeck teen joined eleven other Young Marines who made the trip to Iwo Jima this spring to honor the 80th anniversary of the WWII battle that took place there. Leighanna Mackey ...

HOMEWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- Memorial Day celebrations and tributes took place around the United States to honor the men and women who served in our Armed Forces. One local Marine has spent years ...

Marine veteran Leighton Willhite, 100, visited the National Museum of the Marine Corps’ support facility in August to see the tank he drove at Iwo Jima for the first time since World War II. Marine ...

Frank S. Wright turns 100 on July 5, 2025. He’d like to get 100,000 birthday cards for the occasion. Frank S. Wright has lived a life. At 16, as World War II raged, he lied about his age and joined ...

During World War II, the Battle of Iwo Jima exposed a brutal problem for U.S. Marines: Japanese bunkers, tunnels, and interlocking fire turned the black sand beaches into a killing zone, and standard ...

It's been 75 years since Sgt. Fred Reidenbach of North Carolina landed on enemy territory. "The only thing we could do is dig in and hope for the best," said Reidenbach, who was in the Marines.

The Marine Corps says it has begun investigating whether it mistakenly identified one of the men shown raising the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima in one of the iconic images of World War II after two amateur ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group is set to deploy from Naval Station Norfolk and Camp Lejeune, N.C., this week. The group recently completed the Composite Training Unit Exercise, ...