Iwo Jima has always been beautiful, a volcanic chunk of rock surrounded by cobalt sea. But a World War II battle 80 years ago this month turned the Japanese island into a byword for desperate, deadly ...
Leighton Willhite was a 19-year-old Marine corporal when he landed on Iwo Jima in 1945 as part of the battle’s opening ...
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What Really Happened in Iwo Jima
This video breaks down the historical reality of the Battle of Iwo Jima. We explore the tactics, the challenges, and the ...
ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — Reporter’s Notebook: This week marks the 80th anniversary of the famed Battle of Iwo Jima. Some of the men who braved those shores are in town to mark this key turning point ...
Staff Sgt. Alvin Joesphy Jr.'s voice from Iwo Jima is insistent, but collected. It rings through time with bell-like clarity. "An American dive bombing attack is taking place just ahead of us on the ...
On March 3, 1945, Jack Williams, 21, of Harrison was ashore on Iwo Jima, Japan, tending to wounded Marines who were engaged in a fierce battle to dislodge Japanese forces from the island. As a Navy ...
It wasn't Verona. It was San Angelo. They weren't the Capulets and Montagues. They were named Falcon and Zuniga. But the two big Mexican American families in San Angelo were rivals, Margaret Atcheson ...
It's not every day that you meet someone with direct ties to major historical events like WWII or the Holocaust, but if you did, I imagine it would be truly humbling. A group of passengers on a flight ...
The Library of Congress preserved recordings from Marine Corp combat correspondents at Iwo Jima that included interviews with soldiers, music and... The Battle of Iwo Jima began 80 years ago. Listen ...
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