Among the most strategically vital objectives for the United States forces in the Pacific during World War II were three islands in the Marianas: Saipan, Guam and Tinian. Close enough to the Japanese ...

The recently identified remains of a Marine hailed for his bravery in battle are heading home 72 years after he was killed on a remote Pacific atoll during World War II. First Lt. Alexander "Sandy" ...

On the black volcanic sands of Iwo Jima during World War II, American Marines were pinned down by invisible Japanese defenses. Tanks failed, fire support fell short, and every attempt to advance cost ...

Staff Sgt. Stephon Smith carries what are believed to be the remains of a fallen Marine killed in 1942 during the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands during a repatriation ceremony at Marine ...

GROESBECK, Texas — A Groesbeck teen joined eleven other Young Marines who made the trip to Iwo Jima this spring to honor the 80th anniversary of the WWII battle that took place there. Leighanna Mackey ...

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 ...

Marine veteran Leighton Willhite, 100, visited the National Museum of the Marine Corps’ support facility in August to see the tank he drove at Iwo Jima for the first time since World War II. Marine ...

When 20-year-old Charmning Willie Rowe joined the military to fight alongside his brother in World War II, it wasn’t because he was drafted but because he wouldn’t take no as an answer. Time after ...

BULLITT COUNTY, Ky. — A Kentucky veteran is marking a life milestone. World War II veteran and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. George Bradbury of Bullitt County is celebrating his 100th birthday. He ...