A 103-year-old Navy veteran in Rock Island was there when one of the most iconic World War II photos was taken. "I saw the flag raised on Iwo Jima," Henry Diedrich recalled of that February morning in ...

TOKYO -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in a pivotal World War ...

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. Naruhito and his ...

A new video from Japan’s maritime authorities captures an underwater volcano bursting through the sea surface in a violent ...

TOKYO — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in a pivotal World War ...

The famous photo of US marines hoisting the flag after the Battle of Iwo Jima has been erased from the Pentagon website - AP/Joe Rosenthal A commemoration marking the 80th anniversary of Iwo Jima has ...

Editor's note: Feb. 19, 2025, marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Iwo Jima. In February 2020, Military Times interviewed Marine Corps veteran and Iwo Jima survivor Don Harris.

"I saw the flag raised on Iwo Jima," Henry Diedrich recalled of that February morning in 1945. He's proud to have seen it, though he's not the type to bring it up in conversation. For Diedrich, life ...

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. Naruhito and his ...