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 in World War II. One by ...
GROESBECK, Texas — A Groesbeck teen joined eleven other Young Marines who made the trip to Iwo Jima this spring to honor the 80th anniversary of the WWII battle that took place there. Leighanna Mackey ...
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (WTNH) — Among the many ceremonies happening across the state for Veterans Day, middle school students honored those who served at the Iwo Jima Memorial in New Britain. Eighth-grade ...
On Veterans Day, dozens of people came together to honor veterans at the National Iwo Jima Memorial in Newington. It was a tradition that began almost 30 years ago, thanks to a man named Dr. George ...
MIDLOTHIAN, Texas — If you ask John Boswell if he is a hero, he will tell you that he was just a kid from Missouri who did his job and was lucky enough to come home. But on Wednesday, his adopted home ...
As the 80th anniversary of the end of Iwo Jima — the infamous World War II battle against the Japanese Army — approaches on March 26, one of the battle’s veterans is reaching his own milestone. On ...
Philadelphia, Pa -- 99-year-old WWII veteran William "Buck" Myers lives to tell the tale of the Battle of Iwo Jima on its 80th anniversary. "We were undergoing fire at the time," he said, recalling ...
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 ...
A local high schooler just returned from the trip of a lifetime. Abby Smith, from Fort Mitchell, was one of a select few to escort World War II veterans at the Battle of Iwo Jima's 80th anniversary.
The U.S. Department of Defense in early 2025 removed a webpage about Ira Hayes, a Marine and Pima Nation member best known for being one of the six men who raised a U.S. flag on Iwo Jima during WWII.