At 19, 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 WWII Marine from Omaha who was wounded at ...

The Battle of Okinawa was the bloodiest fight in the Pacific theater in World War II, with tens of thousands killed across ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito paid respects to atomic bombing victims in Hiroshima as the city marks the 80th anniversary of the tragedy later this year. Naruhito, accompanied by his wife, Empress Masako, ...

The invasion of Iwo Jima, known as Operation Detachment would see the USMC undertake a huge amphibious invasion of the Japanese held island of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1944. The operation was ...

The battle for Iwo Jima would rage for another month. Of the 110,000 U.S. soldiers, sailors, and pilots who fought on that volcanic outpost, a staggering 26,000 would be killed or injured.

WWII veteran John Robinson, 102, of Portsmouth helped target Japanese artillery in Battle of Iwo Jima using sound tracking technology. ... including 6,800 dead." ...

Marty Connor was 18 years old when he fought all 36 days during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. But perhaps his greatest legacy would be what happened after the war. 80 years after Iwo Jima, his ...

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 wife, Empress Masako, prayed ...