He was killed in combat on March 3rd, 1945, eight days after the raising of the flag, and only a week before he was to turn 21. He was initially buried on Iwo Jima ... her on Twitter at @mishalynnb.

In early 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense removed at least two web pages related to Ira Hayes, a Native American veteran ...

It was exactly 80 years ago that six Marines raised the U.S. flag over the Japanese volcano island of Iwo Jima. Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports take effect, Europe retaliates ...

Marine amphibious tractors burn after being hit by Japanese mortar shells during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. (U.S. Marine ...

On Feb. 23, 1945, six Marines teamed up for what would become one of the most iconic photos in American history. Marines fighting on Iwo Jima scaled Mount Suribachi and worked together to push up ...

Dozens gathered in Franklin Borough Saturday to honor the 80th anniversary of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima. The Conemaugh Valley Marine Corps Detachment held a ceremony at the Sgt. Michael Strank ...

He was killed in combat on March 3rd, 1945, eight days after the raising of the flag, and only a week before he was to turn 21. He was initially buried on Iwo Jima, but his body was moved to ...

The patriotic picture of the flag raising was taken by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal, who won the Pulitzer Prize for his iconic photograph. The story of the Battle of Iwo Jima is ...

Monticello native Earnest "Boots" Thomas, sitting in the foreground holding a rifle, was part of the first unit photographed raising a flag after the battle of Iwo Jima. Thomas was killed eight ...

But the conquest of Iwo Jima, despite the famous flag-raising four days into the battle, did not come for another month. On the day the Stars and Stripes was unfurled on Mount Suribachi — twice ...

BOULDER, Colo. — Sunday marks 80 years since U.S. Marines captured Mount Suribachi and hoisted the American flag at Iwo Jima. The move was a symbol of hope and freedom during a tough battle and ...