Battle of Iwo Jima veterans honor 80th anniversary of famed World War II battle
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 ...
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The Story Behind the Iwo Jima Memorial and Its Ties to Newport, R.I.
The Marine Corps War Memorial, better known as the Iwo Jima Memorial, is one of America’s most iconic monuments.
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State House remembers the Battle of Iwo Jima on 80th anniversary
Marines and their families came together at the State House on Wednesday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the historic ...
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Column: 1945: Marines landed on Iwo Jima, famously raised the flag
Eighty years ago this week, U.S. Marines landed on the tiny island of Iwo Jima, 660 miles south of Tokyo. Iwo Jima was a key objective to win World War ...
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Harry George and Iwo Jima
One of World War II's most famous and lasting images is the photograph of U.S. Marines raising a flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima. Thousands of Americans died to gain control of this tiny island.
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This NFL Player Lost Both Legs at Iwo Jima – and Rallied His Platoon to Keep Fighting
Jack Lummus' professional football career ended the moment a landmine blew off both of his legs at Iwo Jima. Lummus, a Marine Corps first lieutenant who died on March 8, 1945, at the age of 29 ...
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Sullivan, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Honoring the 80th Anniversary of Iwo Jima
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and the Senate ...