Columbia leaders and military members gathered Friday to commemorate the death of World War II veteran John Harlan Willis 80 ...

Yes, this is the 80th anniversary of the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima. This island was critical in the war against fanatic Japanese. Victory took over five weeks – Feb. 19-March 26. The cost taken ...

The last several years have featured milestone anniversaries for some of the fiercest and most memorable events of World War II including the attack on Pearl Harbor, D-Day, and the ...

From Trump proclamation: "Five days into the conflict, six Marines ascended the island’s highest peak and hoisted Old Glory ...

Iwo Jima survivors Joe Caminiti, of Bristol, and Peter Senick, of New Haven, attended the 80th annual Iwo Jima memorial ...

At 100 years old, Dick Jessor remembers the moments when he and his fellow Marines landed on Iwo Jima and the hope he felt ...

The front page of the Record on Feb. 26, 1945, published what is the most patriotic picture in American history: the raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima during ...

Iwo Jima has always been beautiful, a volcanic chunk of rock surrounded by cobalt sea. But a World War II battle 80 years ago ...

A celebration was held in honor of the 80 year anniversary of the raising of the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima at the Legacy of ...

On this day in 1945, six U.S. Marines raised the American flag over the island of Iwo Jima on the fourth day of what would ...

“Iwo Jima – 80 Years Later.” “This powerful program will include a presentation about the true story of the two flag raisings on Mount Suribachi, a moment etched in history and a symbol ...

No American had ever fought on Japanese soil ... The U.S. Marines Memorial is a statue of the flag raising at Iwo Jima. Dean Hensley/ Times-News USA TODAY NETWORK ...