Newsday: Japanese emperor visits Iwo Jima to honor war dead 80 years after one of WWII's fiercest battles
IWO-TO, Japan — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II's bloodiest battles. Naruhito and his wife, ...
Japanese emperor visits Iwo Jima to honor war dead 80 years after one of WWII's fiercest battles
I was going to write on the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa for Memorial Day (Okinawa didn’t end until June 22, 80 years ago), but Mark Wright mentioned the great John Basilone to me and I wrote about ...
Iwo Jima has always been beautiful, a volcanic chunk of rock surrounded by cobalt sea. But a World War II battle 80 years ago this month turned the Japanese island into a byword for desperate, deadly ...
Hudson Valley News 12: Century of service: Iwo Jima veteran celebrates 100th birthday in Cortlandt Manor
Nils Mockler, a veteran of the Battle of Iwo Jima, marked his 100th birthday surrounded by family, friends and fellow veterans.
Century of service: Iwo Jima veteran celebrates 100th birthday in Cortlandt Manor
WFAE: The Battle of Iwo Jima began 80 years ago. Listen to recordings from the front lines
Staff Sgt. Alvin Joesphy Jr.'s voice from Iwo Jima is insistent, but collected. It rings through time with bell-like clarity. "An American dive bombing attack is taking place just ahead of us on the ...
The Battle of Iwo Jima began 80 years ago. Listen to recordings from the front lines
Yahoo: 101-year-old Bristol Iwo Jima survivor honored in DC nearly 80 years after battle