Returned by the US to Japan in 1968, and eventually renamed Iwo-To (Iō-Tō) in 2007, Iwo Jima (which means “sulfur island” in Japanese) was the site of one of World War II’s most important ...

Iwo Jima is Japanese for “sulfur island,” and the Japanese Imperial army had fortified its caves with tunnels and other defenses. The charred island smoldered.

U.S. Marines raised an American flag on the Japanese island’s highest peak exactly 80 years ago. But the fighting, some of the deadliest of World War II, would rage on for a month.

With genuine volcanic sand from the sulphur island, the Praesidus Iwo Jima 80th Commemoration A-11 watches offer a rare chance to own a piece of history. advertisement. We Are The Mighty (WATM) ...

Today marks 67 years since thousands of Marines stormed the beaches of Iwo Jima, a sulfur-scented volcanic rock with three airstrips that became a steppingstone for U.S. bombers to reach Japan and ...

The 36-day long battle for control of a heavily fortified pacific island, fought from the 19th of February through the 26th of March, 1945, has become such a significant part of Marine Corps lore ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...