Pfc. Frederick Rickard's death on Iwo Jima was the family's second tragedy in four months. His brother died in a Christmas ...

Her father lived through the battle as a combat correspondent. Feb. 23, 2025 Iwo Jima has always been beautiful, a volcanic chunk of rock surrounded by cobalt sea. But a World War II battle 80 ...

But a World War II battle 80 years ago this month turned the Japanese island into a byword for desperate, deadly combat — and for American triumph. On Feb. 23, 1945, a contingent of U.S. Marines ...

The last surviving pilot of the Battle of Britain has died, severing the last living link to the few thousand young men who ...

John Hodges, a veteran of the campaign to retake the Philippines in World War II, looks on at ceremony to mark 80th anniversary of the Battle of Manila. (Photo courtesy of American Battle ...

Athens resident Rodney Davis will speak on a WWII battle this Saturday as he shares his knowledge of the famous conflict.