On this day in 1945, six U.S. Marines raised the American flag over the island of Iwo Jima on the fourth day of what would become over a monthlong brutal battle.

The Iwo Jima monument was dedicated in 2013. It’s since been joined by a Purple Heart monument and others dedicated to troops from the area who were killed in Korea, Vietnam and the war on ...

Honoring our 6,821 fallen U.S. Marines at Iwo Jima were eleven 2024 and 2025 Division Young Marines of the Year from across the U.S. as well as Mackey who is the recipient of the Jimmy Trimble Award.

Iwo Jima A controversy has arisen over an attempt by the Air Force to erect a monument near the Iwo Jima Memorial. The Marines object to its placement so close to the statue honoring their World ...

WW2 Wayfinder. 7,000 Marines Dead - The Most Brutal WW2 Battle Iwo Jima. Posted: June 20, 2025 | Last updated: June 20, 2025. The invasion of Iwo Jima, known as Operation Detachment would see the ...

U.S. Marines and Japanese soldiers marched side-by-side over the weekend on Iwo Jima, where their predecessors fought one of the bloodiest battles of World War II.

To put it in a statistical perspective, 20% of all WWII Navy and Marine Corps Medals of Honor were earned at Iwo Jima. 5. U.S. Marines Were Marines and Nothing Else on Iwo Jima.