Jack Lummus' heroism dwarfed anything he did for the Giants in his short time with the franchise, but they never forgot his ...

During the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945, U.S. forces sank the ships. It was one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, ...

Pfc. Duane Tunnyhill of Omaha was ready to die with his fellow Marines at Iwo Jima. He survived and lived another 80 years to become the last man ...

One of World War II's most famous and lasting images is the photograph of U.S. Marines raising a flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima. Thousands of Americans died to gain control of this tiny island.

A World War II US Navy veteran who witnessed the raising of the United States flag at Iwo Jima has died on the way to a D-Day ...

From left, Leroy Hanson, Joseph "Pep" Vocelka and Duane Tunnyhill, Omaha survivors of the World War II battle of Iwo Jima, ...

The actual memorial depicts the moment six Marines raised a U.S. flag on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima, one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, which left about 7,000 Marines ...

When most Americans think of the World War II battle for Iwo Jima – if they think of it at all, 75 years later – they think of one image:... Key point: There’s humor in combat. The Battle of ...

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) introduced a resolution recognizing the 80 th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, which began on February 19, 1945, and lasted until March ...

The Portland-class USS Indianapolis played an essential role in the outcome of World War II, being the ship that ... Pacific theater conflicts, including Iwo Jima, before it was sunk on July ...

and "Letters From Iwo Jima," starring Ken Watanabe. He discusses World War II-era munitions in "The Pacific," starring Joseph Mazzello and Rami Malek. He separates fact from fiction in Michael Bay ...