Frank Wright recalls a deadly face-to-face battle on Iwo Jima, offering a firsthand account of combat, survival, and service in World War II. Tattoos found to have 'widespread' health problem—here's ...

In February 1945, U.S. Marines landed on Iwo Jima expecting a difficult but relatively short fight. Instead, they encountered ...

They are part of the Greatest Generation and survivors of one of the bloodiest battles in U.S. history. As their numbers diminish with each passing year, eight veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima ...

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 ...

The legislation honors the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor Recipient and was unanimously approved by Congress.

The Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act authorizes the placement of a permanent sculpture in the nation’s capital.

The ceremonies honored the men who used a Native language the U.S. government once sought to repress to help win World War II.

The Grumman TBF/TBM Avenger became WWII's most-produced torpedo bomber and helped save George H. W. Bush's life over Chichi ...

A Raritan native who earned the Medal of Honor at Guadalcanal and gave his life at Iwo Jima is now honored through Basilone Beer, a new local lager hitting shelves this month with proceeds supporting ...

The U.S. was no stranger to terror attacks before Sept. 11, 2001, both at home and abroad, but none shaped America and the ...

Did demons create the first atomic bombs? Every August, debate renews over both the wisdom and the morality of dropping the two American atomic bombs, 81 years ago, on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima ...

The Smithsonian is at it again. But now, not just the Air and Space Museum, but the entire enterprise, is going woke. The ...