Thousands of Americans died to gain control of this tiny island. Why was it so important for American forces? The answer is simple. The U.S. needed Iwo Jima's airbases. Harry George in front of ...

One of the troops photographed raising the US flag on the Pacific island of Iwo Jima in 1945 was misidentified, the US Marine Corp says. The famous picture was taken by the Associated Press after ...