On February 26, 1945, Private First Class Douglas T. Jacobson picked up a fallen bazooka on Iwo Jima and used it to destroy a ...

Sgt. Ross F. Gray charged through a minefield under Japanese fire in a heroic Pacific War action that earned him the Medal of ...

Arlington, Va (7News) — Each year on February 19, our nation pauses to honor Iwo Jima Day, marking the beginning of one of the most pivotal and hard-fought battles of World War II. The Battle of Iwo ...

The Code Talkers were Native American servicemen from more than 20 tribes who used their languages to send secure military messages that enemy forces could not decipher. They served in both World War ...

HOMEWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- Memorial Day celebrations and tributes took place around the United States to honor the men and women who served in our Armed Forces. One local Marine has spent years ...

A woman will take the stage at the Ririe Shelton Cemetery's annual Memorial Day program Monday to honor a grandfather she ...

A U.S. Marine who reportedly fell overboard and was lost at sea during operations in the Carribean has been declared dead after an unsuccessful search, officials said Thursday. Lance Cpl. Chukwuemeka ...

STOCKTON, Calif. (Reuters) - On the 75th anniversary of the U.S. Marines' landing on Iwo Jima, 104-year-old William White still has vivid memories of the exploding grenade that nearly ended his solo ...