Japanese emperor visits Iwo Jima to honor the dead in one of WWII’s fiercest battles

'Living in History': Harrison High Senior Honors WWII Veterans at Iwo Jima

A Harrison High School senior summitted to the top of Mt. Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima, Japan, last week to honor the Marines that came before him in the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima.

‘Proud of these lads’: Her father was a witness to one of the best-kept secrets of World War II

When the green Rambler pulled in front of the house in Elmwood Park outside of Chicago, four weary Crawfords climbed out. The trip from Pittsburgh that...

Japan’s emperor visits WWII battleground Iwo Jima

IWO JIMA: Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday made a rare visit to the tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The Japanese island, around 1,250 kilometres south of Tokyo, was the scene of a five-week battle between wartime enemies Japan and the United States in 1945. Nearly all of Japan’s 21,000 soldiers on the island were killed during the fight, while the US side saw more than…

Japan imperial couple mourn Iwoto war dead in WWII 80th anniv. visit

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Monday paid their respects to the war dead on Iwoto Island in the Pacific, the site of a fierce World War II battle between the United States and Japan, in the first of a series of visits to commemorate 80 years since the end of the war. It marked their first journey to the island, formerly known as Iwojima, located some 1,250 kilometers south of Tokyo. The Battle of Iwojima lasted about a month aft…

On the island of Iwo Jima, the Japanese imperial couple thought of the victims of World War II.

Japan’s royal couple visits former battleground Iwo Jima to mark 80th anniversary of WWII’s end

IWO JIMA, April 7 — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako today made a rare visit to the tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The Japanese island, around 1,250 kilometres south of Tokyo, was the scene of a five-week battle between wartime enemies Japan and the United States in 1945. Nearly all of Japan’s 21,000 soldiers on the island were killed during the fight, while the US side saw mor…