On this day in 1945, the American flag was raised at Iwo Jima to signal the capture of Mount Suribachi, the highest point on the island, by U.S. Marines during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Zelenskyy ...

Like many of the prolonged battles waged during the last year of World War II, the fighting on Iwo Jima resulted in the deaths of more than 19,000 Japanese soldiers. Casualties were also high for the Marines and Navy. Almost 7,000 Marines and sailors died, while more than 20,000 were wounded.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — With veterans watching on, a bronze sculpture honoring the World War II battle of Iwo Jima was lifted onto a pedestal in Williamsburg Wednesday morning. The 7,000-pound sculpture will be the centerpiece of a new park honoring veterans at the intersection of Neck-O-Land Road and Jamestown Road.

The patriotic picture of the flag raising was taken by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal, who won the Pulitzer Prize for his iconic photograph. The story of the Battle of Iwo Jima is ...

But the conquest of Iwo Jima, despite the famous flag-raising four days into the battle, did not come for another month. On the day the Stars and Stripes was unfurled on Mount Suribachi — twice ...

The deletion of the Iwo Jima flag-raising page — which was believed to have occurred because the webpage and photo emphasized the contributions of Pfc. Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian, in the Pacific ...

In mid-March 2025, a claim circulated online that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) had removed one or more pages mentioning Pfc. Ira Hayes, a member of the Pima Nation who served in the U.S ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Marine Corps has corrected the identity of another of the men who were photographed raising the American flag at Iwo Jima during World War II. The Marine Corps corrected the identify of another of the men who were photographed ...