One of World War II's most famous and lasting images is the photograph of U.S. Marines raising a flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima. Thousands of Americans died to gain control of this tiny island.

When most Americans think of the World War II battle for Iwo Jima – if they think of it at all, 75 years later – they think of one image:... Key point: There’s humor in combat. The Battle of ...

John Wayne earned a 1949 Best Actor Academy Award nomination for one of his most iconic roles, as the battle-hardened leader of a squad of recruits, in Allan Dwan's SANDS OF IWO JIMA. Haunted by ...

creating the most iconic image of the entire war. “Think of these guys that literally laid down their life for the cause there at Iwo Jima,” Whipple said, reflecting on the more than 6,000 ...