After Iwo Jima fell, American P-51 Mustangs could do what once seemed impossible: fly hundreds of miles over open ocean, ...

On Feb. 23, 1945, American Marines raised Old Glory during the Battle of Iwo Jima. The photo depicting the group has become one of the most iconic photos in U.S. history, as well as signifying one of ...

Today, our Nation commemorates the 81st anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima—a monumental struggle that advanced the cause of victory in the Pacific Theater during the Second World War. Under a clear ...

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 ...

Follow a veteran of the 4th Marine Division as he returns to Iwo Jima for the final time. We also chronicle a son who has spent decades trying to get details of his father's time on Iwo, with little ...

U.S. Marines raised an American flag on the Japanese island’s highest peak exactly 80 years ago. But the fighting, some of the deadliest of World War II, would rage on for a month. In Photos U.S.

Fox’s “Eragon” may have topped the charts and displaced James Bond at the international wickets over the latest frame, but perhaps the most intriguing local overseas B.O. story was in Japan, where ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Samantha Bresnahan is a supervising producer for CNN and author of the new book, “IN BLOOD, FLOWERS BLOOM: A World War II Story of Valor and Forgiveness Across Generations,” which ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A group of U.S. and Japanese historians are breaking a taboo and distributing black sand from Iwo Jima to relatives of Japanese soldiers who perished in the bloody World War II ...

Jimmy Tomlin, The High Point Enterprise, N.C. Oct. 27—HIGH POINT — Joe Hill has the most unusual lawn display in town, no bones about it. Part Halloween decoration and part history lesson, Hill's ...