Yes, DOD removed pages about Native American Iwo Jima veteran Ira Hayes
In mid-March 2025, a claim circulated online that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) had removed one or more pages ...
CU Boulder News & Events27d
That iconic flag-raising on Iwo Jima? CU prof, then a Marine, saw it happen
So, the fact Iwo Jima had a landing strip on it was important for that reason, as well as serving as a base for the projected attack on Tokyo.” But the victory came at a tremendous cost to the Marines ...
Amid ‘DEI’ purge, Pentagon removes webpage on Iwo Jima flag-raiser
Until recently, a page on the Defense Department’s website celebrated Pfc. Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian who was one of the six ...
The New York Sun5d
Communist China Envisioning Supersized Landing Ships To Put Troops and Vehicles Ashore in Any Invasion of Free China
A war of tomorrow — rather than yesteryear — is coming into focus in the straits between the mainland and Taiwan.
Born on the Fourth of July, Waynesboro Marine lost his life on Iwo Jima in World War II
Pfc. Frederick Rickard's death on Iwo Jima was the family's second tragedy in four months. His brother died in a Christmas ...
The Herald News41m
Fall River to host Day of Recognition for the End of the Battle of Iwo Jima. What to know.
The community will gather at Fall River's Bicentennial Park for a Day of Recognition for the End of the Battle of Iwo Jima ...
Military Times29d
This Marine endured five amphibious assaults — and survived Iwo Jima
(Claire Barrett) From Roi-Namur, Harris became a radio operator with Recon Company, landing at Eniwetok, Saipan and Tinian before his final operation: Iwo Jima. And once again, Harris stepped forward.
Stars and Stripes7d
Iwo Jima veteran recalls ‘terrible, terrible’ battle 80 years after WWII
Marine amphibious tractors burn after being hit by Japanese mortar shells during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. (U.S. Marine ...