Henry Diedrich poses with his memoir, “Voyages Thru Calm Yet Stormy Seas,” at his home at Rock Island’s Friendship Manor. The ...

The Japanese were ready to fight to the last man. "The Courageous Battle Vow" of Iwo Jima's defenders read in part, "We shall grasp bombs, charge the enemy tanks, and destroy them. We shall ...

The Battle of Iwo Jima’s 75th anniversary is commemorated ... glove at World Series 25 of the most famous final shots from movie history San Francisco 49ers’ Charvarius Ward mourns death ...

Seventy-five years after Kunizo Iwai fell in the Battle of Iwo Jima, his son, Kentaro, wants to finally bring his father home. Kunizo Iwai is one of the more than 10,000 Imperial Japanese Army ...

In addition to the usual celebrations for veterans, the community rededicated its Iwo Jima Memorial ... after a hard-fought battle on the island of Iwo Jima. (Courtesy City of WaKeeney) The ...

The Iwo Jima memorial site of the only one of its kind in the world because it was built by those who survived the battle.

The man who started it is a survivor himself of a WWII battle. Dr. George gentile founded the Iwo Jima Survivors Association and together they built the monument. Veteran Raymond Carrier maintains ...

Gentile survived the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II and, along with other survivors, helped build the National Iwo Jima Memorial that stands tall today in Newington. "It's the only ...

The Justice Department and Government Accountability Office disagree on whether more money is owed to victims of the Beirut ...

sunk by a dual Japanese kamikaze attack during the Battle of Iwo Jima on February 21, 1945. The attacks caused extensive fires, fueled by damaged torpedoes and explosive ordnance, that spread ...