One of World War II's most famous and lasting images is the photograph of U.S. Marines raising a flag atop Mount Suribachi ... Why was it so important for American forces? The answer is simple.

The Battle of Iwo Jima is one of the most important moments in U.S. Marine Corps and American ... flag was flown over ...

"Johnny Cash wrote the song, 'The Ballad of Ira Hayes,' with these words included about his life after his service and what it had done to him: 'When war came, ...

The 80th anniversary commemoration of Iwo Jima on Saturday is set to be overshadowed by controversy after the Pentagon ...

A photographer snapped this iconic photo of US Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division, raising the American flag atop Mt Suribachi after an important victory on February 23. The men in the ...

In mid-March 2025, a claim circulated online that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) had removed one or more pages mentioning Pfc. Ira Hayes, a member of the Pima Nation who served in the U.S.