U.S. Marines raised an American flag on the Japanese island’s highest peak exactly 80 years ago. But the fighting, some of ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 23, 1945, during World War II, U.S.

Joe Rosenthal’s iconic photos from Iwo Jima helped the United States raise $26 billion for the war and served as the basis ...

But the conquest of Iwo Jima, despite the famous flag-raising four days into the battle, did not come for another month. On the day the Stars and Stripes was unfurled on Mount Suribachi — twice ...

Christopher Mahoney explained to the audience why it was so important to the country and to Marines to remember Iwo Jima and what men just like Joe Cappuccio did there. The 36-day long battle for ...

Marines fighting on Iwo Jima scaled Mount Suribachi and worked ... Yet the photo from four days into the battle remains its enduring image, spreading rapidly throughout the world and becoming ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (7News) — Reporter’s Notebook: This week marks the 80th anniversary of the famed Battle of Iwo Jima. Some of the men who braved those shores are in town to mark this key turning ...

On February 23, members of the Brevard County Detachment of the Marine Corps League on Merritt Island hosted a get-together at Beef O’Brady’s of Melbourne in honor and remembrance of those whose ...

Sunday marks 80 years since U.S. Marines captured Mount Suribachi and hoisted the American flag at Iwo Jima. The move was a symbol of hope and freedom during a tough battle and a long war.