Editor’s note: Feb. 19, 2025, marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Iwo Jima. In February 2020, Military Times interviewed Marine Corps veteran and Iwo Jima survivor Don Harris.

“Both types of bombardment had been going on for quite some time, and the sense was that Iwo Jima could be taken in three or four days because nothing could have survived such a massive bombardment ...

The vast number of graves he saw on Iwo Jima remains a lasting memory for Robert Bergen, a former Navy corpsman and one of the few remaining survivors of the battle fought there 80 years ago.

word had reached Iwo Jima through radio broadcasts that the last German troops on the Ruhr River had surrendered, and the war in Europe would soon be over. "Last night about 8 p.m., all hell broke ...

In Photos U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment of the Fifth Division planted an American flag atop Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, on Feb. 23, 1945.Credit...Joe Rosenthal/Associated Press Supported by By ...

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 ...

BOULDER, Colo. — Sunday marks 80 years since U.S. Marines captured Mount Suribachi and hoisted the American flag at Iwo Jima. The move was a symbol of hope and freedom during a tough battle and ...

On Feb. 23, 1945, six Marines teamed up for what would become one of the most iconic photos in American history. Marines fighting on Iwo Jima scaled Mount Suribachi and worked together to push up ...

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 ...

Joe Cappuccio, a 99-year old Roslindale native, fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima after enlisting in 1943 at age 18. Cappuccio was one of three World War II veterans who joined dozens of civilians ...

Roughly 70,000 U.S. soldiers fought to take Iwo Jima. More than 6,500 were killed. Of the 20,000 or so Japanese defending the island, about 19,000 were killed in combat.