Marty Connor was 18 years old when he fought all 36 days during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. But perhaps his greatest legacy would be what happened after the war. 80 years after Iwo Jima, his ...

More than 350 people gathered at the Asheville airport in a hangar to welcome home 99 veterans who had flown on the Blue ...

Monday's trip to the island is the first by an emperor and an empress since the current Emperor Emeritus Akihito's and ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived at Iwo Jima Monday as they begin a tour of memorial visits this month to ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has visited Iwo Jima to pay tribute to Japanese and Americans who died on the island in one of World ...

flew more than 100 passengers from Guam’s airport an hour and a half to the hangar on Iwo Jima. From her window seat, Harter marveled at how small the island looked — “you could almost pinch ...

IWO-TO, Japan — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II's bloodiest battles. Naruhito and ...

IWO-TO, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito visited Iwo Jima on Monday and paid tribute to thousands of Japanese and Americans who died in one of World War II’s bloodiest battles.