RACINE — Organizers of the Iwo Jima memorial planned for Pritchard Park have temporarily put fundraising on hold until late October due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

At 19, Pfc. Duane Tunnyhill of Omaha was ready to die with his fellow Marines at Iwo Jima. He survived and lived another 80 years to become the last man ...

Approximately one-third of all Marines killed in action during World War II were killed on Iwo Jima. More than 100,000 Americans fought there and 6,821 died as a result — 5,931 of them Marines.

He shared them with other Marines. The 4th Marines was one of the first divisions ashore at Iwo Jima, a speck of an island off the Japanese mainland, when the assault started on Feb. 19, 1945.

The Battle of Iwo Jima lasted from Feb. 19 to March 26, 1945. Iwo Jima later became an important landing stop for B-29s that were in trouble, the younger Slips said.

One of them is 96-year-old Marine Corporal Hershel “Woody” Williams, who fought valiantly during the Battle of Iwo Jima and was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Harry Truman in 1945.

The People’s Liberation Army Navy Liaoning Carrier Strike Group is operating southeast of Iwo Jima for the first time in one of the farthest deployments to date for the Chinese aircraft carrier ...

The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sailed through waters east of the island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean for the first time, Japan's top government spokesperson said on Monday.

Letters from Iwo Jima. Just a masterpiece," one declared on X as another penned: "I am moved to tears by Letters From Iwo Jima." "Letters from Iwo Jima is truly a masterpiece of his.

At the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima on March 29, Cram presented the flag to the grandson of that soldier. “It was special to me,” Cram said. “I hope it was.” ...