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 ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A U.S. Marine veteran reached out to CBS News Chicago after running ... Goldin gets choked up when he talks about the Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington, D.C., and the addition of the ...

Whipple, 99, fought in the Pacific during World War II and earned a Purple Heart when he was wounded by a mortar shell upon landing on the island of Iwo Jima. He was named this months FOX31 Serving ...

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (WTNH) — Among the many ceremonies happening across the state for Veterans Day, middle school students honored those who served at the Iwo Jima Memorial in New Britain.

In early 1945, his platoon of 60 Marines and 36 dogs got orders to Iwo Jima, the monthlong struggle ... when The World-Herald interviewed him for a Veterans Day profile four years ago.

DENVER (KDVR) — One of the state’s oldest Veterans of Foreign Wars posts has been forced to close its doors. VFW Colorado confirmed Monday that Post 501, located on West Colfax Avenue and around since ...

Pvt. Joe Martinez's actions came during the only World War II battle American and Japanese troops fought in the ice and snow.

Sands of Iwo Jima This is a vast saga [by Harry Brown] of a marine platoon whose history is traced from its early combat training through its storming of Iwo Jima's beaches to the historic flag ...