American Legion Veterans in Chapel Hill, NC
Many who fought there made a recent return trip. Some were interviewed and this is just one of their stories. This is the story of Captain Jerry Yellin of Fairfield, Iowa. He is the last surviving pilot of the Iwo Jima campaign.
Read moreEd Gill has a story to tell. It is the story of his father, a Marine who was killed at Iwo Jima. Ed was just three years old when he died a combat casualty.
Read moreThey descended upon Washington, DC, and Quantico, VA, to gather in remembrance of the 70th Anniversary of their assault on
Read moreOur very own Bud Hampton, a survivor of Iwo Jima and other South Pacific campaigns, was selected by The Greatest Generation Foundation to revisit the islands and participate in a Commemorative Ceremony on Iwo Jima.
Read moreSixty-nine years ago today, thousands of Marines stormed the beaches of Iwo Jima. Their mission was to secure the island and the three airfields there. The fighting went on for several weeks, but on 23 February 1945, five marines and one navy combat medic (hospital corpsman) raised the Stars and Stripes over Mount Surbachi.
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