‘Uncommon Valor’: Heroics of the Battle of Iwo Jima Their mission was to capture the island's three airfields, eliminate a Japanese early warning station that was tipping off mainland defenses to ...

FARGO – The Fargo Air Museum, 1609 19th Ave. N., will host a screening of the documentary "Iwo Jima: Combat to Comrades" at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 2. The film features 92-year-old former Army Air ...

This installment of ‘When Character Counted’ takes us to a small Pacific island where thousands of American Marines courageously sacrificed their lives. On Feb. 23, 1945, Secretary of the Navy James ...

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 ...

The Battle of Iwo Jima, which commenced 81 years ago Thursday, remains a powerful symbol of Marine Corps bravery and was recognized in the State House. As Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (USN) said of ...

Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi, commander of Iwo Jima. The photo is from when he was the Commander of Imperial Guard divisions. (Wikimedia Commons) Lt. Gen. Tadamichi Kuribayashi arrived on ...

No World War II battle represents the fighting spirit of the U.S. Marine Corps better than Iwo Jima. In terms of its combat brutality and staggering casualties, it was the worst battle in the history ...