A World War II veteran in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, celebrated his 102nd birthday on Wednesday. John B. Robinson spoke at ...

John B. Robinson spoke at the Portsmouth Senior Center, sharing memories from his time serving in the Battle of Iwo Jima.

The operation was planned to take take 4 days, but after weeks of fighting it would be the following month when Iwo Jima was declared secure and firmly in the hands of the U.S. Marines.

Lance Cpl. Marcelino M. Gamino, age 28, of Fresno, California, was a combat engineer with the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division. He enlisted in May 2022 and was promoted to lance ...

The three Marines were assigned to 1st Marine Division, which sent an initial batch of 500 Marines to the southern border near San Diego, California, in late January. "The loss of Lance Cpl.

The Marine Corps’ 1st Marine Division identified two servicemen killed Tuesday in a convoy accident in New Mexico. A third Marine was injured but survived the collision. Two California Marines ...

The troops were with 1st Marine Division, attached to Joint Task Force - Southern Border. The Marines were traveling from Santa Teresa, New Mexico, to El Paso, Texas, at the time of the incident ...

Kulla is a Marine who fought in Guam and in the Battle of Iwo Jima. “They sent me into the machine gun platoon. So that’s where I was the rest of the time I was in there,” said Kulla.

The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), Amphibious Squadron 8 (PHIBRON) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)—all part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group (IWOARG)—completed a ...

Iwo Jima was one of the toughest campaigns for the United States Marine Corps. From Feb. 19-March 26, 1945, some 6,821 men were killed while 19,217 were wounded. The Japanese lost about 18,000 men.

Marty Connor was 18 years old when he fought all 36 days during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. But perhaps his greatest ...

In honor of her grandfather, she was going to make every second count on Iwo Jima. It was the only day ... she said with a smile — one of his 5th Marine Division patches, and the small prayer ...