A 102-year-old U.S. Navy veteran has died while reportedly on his way to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France. Honor Flight Rochester, a veterans' group supporting Persichitti in past ...

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 commemoration event in France. Robert Persichitti, 102, passed away on ...

Eight-and-one-half months later on Feb. 19, 1945, there was another D-Day. This time the landing was on a small island named Iwo Jima, and the beaches were composed of salt-and-pepper colored volcanic ...

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.

The USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) was the first amphibious assault ship specifically designed as a helicopter carrier, capable of ...

As the 28th Regiment pushed deeper into Iwo Jima, Franklin Sousley, just 19, was fatally wounded in the relentless advance.

Dr. James Hal Neal Jr. only remembers tidbits of a remarkable day that has been captured on film, in movies and in history books -- two American flags being raised on Mount Suribachi after hard ...

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IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II’s bloodiest battles. Starbucks sells 60 ...