A 103-year-old Navy veteran in Rock Island was there when one of the most iconic World War II photos was taken. "I saw the flag raised on Iwo Jima," Henry Diedrich recalled of that February ...

Jerry Barrera, a friend of Dorsey Walker, apeaks about Walker’s life, his accomplishments and what it means for him to be ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A U.S. Marine veteran reached out to CBS News Chicago after running into a brick wall with his family ...

Stew Lahey, a 98-year-old World War II veteran and one of the last survivors of the Battle of Iwo Jima, has passed away. Lahey was visited by friends and family in his final moments, who came to ...

Corporal Don Graves was in a fox hole on Iwo Jima, close to Japanese lines, when he heard a Japanese soldier inviting him over. By Paul Szoldra Updated on Feb 23, 2021 The Battle of Iwo Jima ...

Henry Diedrich served on the USS Pensacola during World War II, including during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Rock Island veteran witnessed Iwo Jima flag raising Skip to main content Skip to main content ...

Whipple, 99, fought in the Pacific during World War II and earned a Purple Heart when he was wounded by a mortar shell upon ...

DENVER (KDVR) — One of the state’s oldest Veterans of Foreign Wars posts has been forced to close its doors. VFW Colorado ...

Jack Thurman was part of the so-called “Gung Ho Gang,” one of 17 men photographed by Associated Press photographer Joseph Rosenthal on Feb. 23, 1945, the same day and time the most iconic ...

The Boulder City Council honored Dick Jessor, a 100-year-old professor and World War II veteran, by declaring Dec. 19 Dick ...

“There’s less than 100,000 WWII veterans alive today so it’s important ... one flew 140 combat missions, another invaded Iwo Jima, a third recalled the utter joy she witnessed when the ...

A photojournalist who captured one of the most enduring images of World War II — the U.S. Marines raising the flag on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima — had a block in downtown San Francisco ...