Jack Lummus' professional football career ended the moment a landmine blew off both of his legs at Iwo Jima. Lummus ... Lummus and his rifle platoon encountered a band of Japanese soldiers ...

The whirlwind trip that sends local veterans to Washington, D.C. always stops at the Marine Corps Memorial ... Iwo Jima. “It was hell,” Sledge said. After intense fighting, Thomas’ platoon ...

TOKYO — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in a pivotal ...