Navy commissions destroyer honoring youngest WW2 Medal of Honor recipientPfc. Jack Lucas received 26 operations to remove shrapnel from his torso, arm and face after hurling himself on two grenades to save his fellow Marines.By Diana Stancy7 months ago
58 Marines reenlist early, on Iwo Jima anniversary“You could have done anything, but you decided to be a Marine.”By Irene Loewenson15 months ago
Two Iwo Jima Marine veterans, 99 and 97, meet on 75th anniversary of the battle Both remembered seeing the initial U.S. flag raising by the Fifth Marine Division atop 546-foot high Mount Suribachi in the winter of 1945.By Carol Comegno, Courier-Post4 years ago
‘If fear takes over, you become useless’ — Medal of Honor recipient recounts the Battle of Iwo Jima“They were trying to do something to my country, and I wasn’t gonna let them do that.”By Jon Simkins4 years ago
Trump touts ‘indomitable will and the stouthearted spirit of the American warrior’ on Battle of Iwo Jima anniversaryPresident Donald Trump praised the heroism of U.S. service members who infiltrated the island of Iwo Jima 75 years ago on Feb. 19, 1945.By Diana Stancy4 years ago
Valentines wanted: 104-year-old Iwo Jima Marine veteran wants one thing this Valentine’s Day “I’ll save every one of them like I’ve been saving little things that have come up until right now and they’ll be a personal part of my history."By Andrea Scott4 years ago
Sailors injured battling blaze on warshipThe fire erupted Thursday night in the cargo hold, officials said.By Geoff Ziezulewicz5 years ago
Devoted father, Navy petty officer, killed in car crashHe was assigned to Naval Station Mayport’s Southeast Regional Maintenance Center.By Courtney Mabeus-Brown5 years ago
Marine believed to be oldest surviving Devil Dog from Iwo Jima dies The Purple Heart recipient was motivated to join the Marine Corps after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.By Diana Stancy5 years ago
Another Marine was misidentified in iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising photo, Corps says Originally, Pfc. Rene A. Gagnon was the Marine identified on the far side of the pole, who had a bit of his helmet showing, the Corps said.By Philip Athey5 years ago
Montana names highway after Marine who helped pioneer a path for Iwo Jima flag raising If he had survived Iwo Jima, Thursday would have been Louis Charlo’s 93rd birthday.By Philip Athey5 years ago
Marines augmented ship security with a Javelin in 2015, as conflict engulfed Yemen. Here’s why.The Corps sent a Javelin to the Sentry as it transited the Bab el-Mandeb strait near Yemen.By Shawn Snow5 years ago