Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D., is proud to introduce the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, they highlight the service of ...

Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Strank is a revered historic figure and military hero in both the United States and the Slovak ...

Veterans to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the First U.S. Flag Raised on Iwo Jima Japan in Monticello Sunday.

In honor of the 80th anniversary of the Marine flag raising on Iwo Jima, Brazos Valley Marines and their families are invited ...

He fought in only one battle as a Marine, but it was a big one: the epic struggle for Iwo Jima. Tunnyhill didn ... Suribachi as the soon-to-be-iconic flag-raising took place there.

Chairwoman Dr. Dawn Buckingham, M.D. introduced the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program on Thursday. This week, they highlight the service of ...

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 New Jersey native commanded the 6th Marine War Dog Platoon ... dog handlers in the battle of Iwo Jima. He was an eyewitness to the iconic flag-raising on Mt. Suribachi. After the war, Worth ...

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 ...

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 ...