largest and most decorated division of the U.S. Marine Corps — defeated Japanese forces in a turning point of WWII. 1ST TO FIGHT: PACIFIC WAR MARINES, narrated by actor Jon Seda, documents the ...

The Battle of Okinawa lasted from April 1 to June 22, 1945. Two-time Purple Heart recipient LaSota returned to the island for ...

(Cpl. Malia Sparks/Marine Corps) The U.S. and Philippine militaries will launch the 2025 Balikatan military exercise in April ...

For the 80th Reunion of Honor, seven WWII veterans will return to Iwo Jima and be joined by defense secretaries from the US ...

U.S. Air Force engineers, U.S. Navy Seabees, and U.S. Marine engineer teams have reclaimed a historic World War II airfield from jungle growth in the Western Pacific for use for operations for ...

The story of the Battle of Iwo Jima in WWII. 80 years ago, the battle of Iwo Jima came to an end on 26 March 1945. After 36 days of fighting, nearly 7,000 US Marines had been killed and another 20,000 ...

A World War II veteran in Wisconsin turns 100 years old on Saturday. Lemmer served two-and-a-half years in the South Pacific ...

When World War II Marine Corps hero Gunnery Sgt ... boys who are still on Guadalcanal…” He went back to fight in the Pacific at Iwo Jima, where he earned the Navy Cross, posthumously at ...