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Marine gunny receives medal for saving biker’s life after California crash
Marine applied two tourniquets following a motorcycle rider's collision with a sport utility vehicle.
By Todd South
Iwo Jima 75th anniversary reunion called off due to coronavirus concerns
The option of rescheduling for a later date remains on the table.
By J.D. Simkins
Two Iwo Jima Marine veterans, 99 and 97, meet on 75th anniversary of the battle
Both remembered seeing the initial U.S. flag raising by the Fifth Marine Division atop 546-foot high Mount Suribachi in the winter of 1945.
By Carol Comegno, Courier-Post
‘If fear takes over, you become useless’ — Medal of Honor recipient recounts the Battle of Iwo Jima
“They were trying to do something to my country, and I wasn’t gonna let them do that.”
By J.D. Simkins
Trump touts ‘indomitable will and the stouthearted spirit of the American warrior’ on Battle of Iwo Jima anniversary
President Donald Trump praised the heroism of U.S. service members who infiltrated the island of Iwo Jima 75 years ago on Feb. 19, 1945.
By Diana Stancy
Valentines wanted: 104-year-old Iwo Jima Marine veteran wants one thing this Valentine’s Day
“I’ll save every one of them like I’ve been saving little things that have come up until right now and they’ll be a personal part of my history."
By Andrea Scott
Keel laid for warship honoring World War II Marine hero
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works reached the milestone in the construction of the future guided-missile destroyer John Basilone.
Marine believed to be oldest surviving Devil Dog from Iwo Jima dies
The Purple Heart recipient was motivated to join the Marine Corps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
By Diana Stancy
Another Marine was misidentified in iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising photo, Corps says
Originally, Pfc. Rene A. Gagnon was the Marine identified on the far side of the pole, who had a bit of his helmet showing, the Corps said.
By Philip Athey
Montana names highway after Marine who helped pioneer a path for Iwo Jima flag raising
If he had survived Iwo Jima, Thursday would have been Louis Charlo’s 93rd birthday.
By Philip Athey
Marines augmented ship security with a Javelin in 2015, as conflict engulfed Yemen. Here’s why.
The Corps sent a Javelin to the Sentry as it transited the Bab el-Mandeb strait near Yemen.
By Shawn Snow