Hundreds of U.S. Marines landed on the remote island of Iwo Jima today to prepare for the 65th anniversary of one of World War II's bloodiest ...

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (WTNH) — This weekend’s storms dealt some damage to a few communities in Connecticut, but nowhere with as much history as the National Iwo Jima Memorial in New Britain. The site ...

NEWINGTON/NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (WFSB) - The eternal flame at the National Iwo Jima Memorial has gone out for the first time in 31 years after Friday’s storm brought down trees and power lines, damaging ...

More than 80 years after Iwo Jima, two Marines who witnessed one of history’s most iconic moments reunited in our nation’s capital. Don Graves, 101, and William “Billy” Byrd, 100, met as 19-year-olds ...

Former Tulsa broadcaster John Erling reflects on the remarkable story of Oklahoma World War II veteran Rex Calvert, who witnessed the iconic flag raising on Iwo Jima. TULSA, Okla. - As Americans ...

His best-selling book celebrated the servicemen in the stirring photograph of the U.S. flag-raising on Iwo Jima. One, it was long believed, was his father. By Richard Sandomir James Bradley, who ...

NEW BRITAIN — The National Iwo Jima Memorial will hold its annual Flag Changing Ceremony Saturday at 9 a.m., welcoming visitors to a longtime tradition honoring veterans and the history of the Battle ...

To the editor: In a March 22 appearance on Fox News, Lindsey Graham compared taking Kharg Island in Iran to the Battle of Iwo Jima, saying, “We did Iwo Jima, we can do this — my money is always on the ...

TRIANGLE, Va. (7News) — Over its 250-year history, the Marine Corps’ most iconic moment arguably occurred in February 1945, with the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima. A photo from that day is now ...

A member of America’s “Greatest Generation” was honored in Cortlandt Manor with a milestone celebration on Sunday and a powerful message of service. Nils Mockler, a veteran of the Battle of Iwo Jima, ...