Stories Behind the Stars remembers Ralph Ambrose Landis, a Chambersburg Marine killed in action on Iwo Jima in 1945 during World War II.

On Feb. 23, 1945, Marines and Navy corpsmen staked symbolic claim to victory in one phase of WWII battle.

Sgt. Ross F. Gray carried a satchel charge though a minefield while under heavy Japanese fire. What followed became one of the most extraordinary individual actions of the Pacific War, earning Gray ...

More than 100 runners on 25 six-member teams will climb Palo Duro Canyon on Saturday, Sept. 20 for a three-mile honor run, carrying the U.S. flag up the CCC Trail to salute veterans and service ...

On February 23, 1945, US Marines reached the summit of Mount Suribachi during the brutal Battle of Iwo Jima and raised an American flag to signal progress in one of World War II’s fiercest fights. A ...

As a Conemaugh Valley-based Marine Corps League marked the 81st anniversary of the Iwo Jima flag raising, memories of that ...

Eighty-one years ago this month, thousands of U.S. Marines fought one of the most pivotal battles of World War II: the Battle of Iwo Jima. Two flags will be on display to celebrate them ...

Veterans, local government officials, the military academy and others gathered Thursday to celebrate the start of construction on a new museum next to the historic Iwo Jima Monument at the Marine ...

VANCOUVER Wash. (KPTV) - A Vancouver teen was one of 12 Young Marines invited to visit the location of a major World War II battle along with World War II veterans. Young Marine Sergeant Major ...

IWO JIMA, Japan (WCSC) — U.S. Marines raised the American flag atop Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima during World War II, 81 years ago Monday. The moment was captured on Feb. 23, 1945, in a ...

It's been 75 years since Sgt. Fred Reidenbach of North Carolina landed on enemy territory. "The only thing we could do is dig in and hope for the best," said Reidenbach, who was in the Marines.