Four local Black men made history as members of the Montford Point Marines, the first Black unit to serve in the Marine Corps ...

Recently digitized footage shows the Marine assault on Iwo Jima during World War II, including prepping equipment, arriving on the island and raising the flag. (U.S. Marine Corps History Division ...

Jack Lummus' heroism dwarfed anything he did for the Giants in his short time with the franchise, but they never forgot his ...

By Paul Szoldra Updated on Feb 23, 2021 The Battle of Iwo Jima, which began Feb. 19, 1945, was one of the bloodiest battles in Marine Corps history, as former Cpl. Don Graves knows firsthand and ...

The sand of Iwo Jima continued to flake out of his skin like bits of black pepper for the rest of his long life, said his friend Jerry Boganowski, the commander of the Marine Corps League’s ...

Securing Iwo Jima came at a great cost to the Marine Corps and the Navy. More than 75,000 Americans fought at Iwo Jima. Almost 7,000 were killed and more than 24,000 wounded. Almost 6,000 of the ...

and made a second landing on Iwo Jima. He went right back to work as a radioman, helping with communications for 36 days in February and March 1945 as the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history ...

More than 40 reels of combat footage were used to bring to life the bloodiest conflict in the history of the US Marine Corps in this PBS film about the World War II battle for Iwo Jima Documenting ...

In early 1945, his platoon of 60 Marines and 36 dogs got orders to Iwo Jima, the monthlong struggle in February and March 1945 that became the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history. Americans ...

“The Battle of Iwo ... black volcanic ash that covers Iwo Jima, tying the whiskey to the battle’s historical context. , inspired by the iconic flag-raising and designed to honor the Marine ...

U.S. Marine Corps Archival Footage: 27th and 28th Marines Embarkation at Iwo Jima Recently digitized footage showing Marines loading onto LST with supplies on equipment and waiting on the beach ...