U.S. Marines raised an American flag on the Japanese island’s highest peak exactly 80 years ago. But the fighting, some of ...

On this day in 1945, six U.S. Marines raised the American flag over the island of Iwo Jima on the fourth day of what would ...

Joe Rosenthal’s iconic photos from Iwo Jima helped the United States raise $26 billion for the war and served as the basis ...

On the 80th anniversary of the first U.S. flag raising on Iwo Jima, World War II veterans are honored for their service in ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Strank is a revered historic figure and military hero in both the United States ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 23, 1945, during World War II, U.S.

America’s World War II generation is referred to as “The Greatest Generation.” But if one had to nominate a particular group ...

At 100 years old, Dick Jessor remembers the moments when he and his fellow Marines landed on Iwo Jima and the hope he felt ...

The 36-day long battle for control of a heavily fortified pacific island, fought from the 19th of February through the 26th ...

Don Harris went ashore on Iwo Jima, where he and his fellow Marines faced one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific War.

February 23 is an day Dick Jessor marks every year. Now 100-years-old, he still remembers the moments he and his fellow ...