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 ...

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 ...

Sailors and Marines aboard the USS Iwo Jima returned to Naval Station Norfolk from a 10-month deployment. NORFOLK — Sailors and Marines aboard the USS Iwo Jima returned Saturday to Naval Station ...

NORFOLK — Sailors and Marines aboard the USS Iwo Jima returned Saturday to Naval Station Norfolk from a 10-month deployment spent mostly in Latin America and the Caribbean. Originally bound for Europe ...

After a deployment that extended twice, Yeoman Chief Petty Officer Dominic Allen stepped off amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima on Saturday and said it felt surreal to finally be home. “I’m ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) is scheduled to return to Naval Station Norfolk on Saturday following a 10-month deployment, according to information released by the U.S. Navy. The amphibious ...

Marines fast rope from a Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk onto the deck of the USS Iwo Jima, April 24, 2026. (U.S. Marine Corps) After nearly 10 months, Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are ...

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 ...

Fresh off his second Oscar win for Best Director, Clint Eastwood embarked on an ambitious journey with his World War 2 epic, Letters from Iwo Jima. Despite the hype around the film and its companion ...

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) called for the Marines to seize Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export hub, which lies about 20 miles off the coast of the mainland, declaring on Fox News: “We did Iwo Jima, ...