A 103-year-old Navy veteran in Rock Island was there when one of the most iconic World War II photos was taken. "I saw the flag raised on Iwo Jima," Henry Diedrich recalled of that February ...

Henry Diedrich poses with his memoir, “Voyages Thru Calm Yet Stormy Seas,” at his home at Rock Island’s Friendship Manor. The ...

A World War II US Navy veteran who witnessed the raising of the United States flag at Iwo Jima has died on the way to a D-Day commemoration event in France. Robert Persichitti, 102, passed away on ...

The Iwo Jima flag raising photo joined our nation together in a moment of triumph. Our partner Nixplay allows your family and loved ones to share in moments together. Check out their digital frame ...

Despite the success of the Stinger at Iwo Jima, the story stops here. Six months after American forces raised the flag on Mount Suribachi, Emperor Hirohito officially announced that Japan would ...

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.

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 ...

Ronald Reagan Presidential Library’s annual Veterans Day Event on Monday Nov. 11 in Simi Valley honored the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces. The event included a ...

On a somber note, members of the Historical Unit of Southern California recreated the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima. The program hosted by Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute honored ...