A handful of retired Marines — all in the late 90s or over 100 — joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Japan’s Prime ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Saturday praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while attending a memorial ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth praised the strong friendship between U.S. and Japan at the 80th anniversary of Battle ...

A commemoration marking the 80th anniversary of Iwo Jima has been overshadowed by the removal of the battle’s most iconic ...

The tiny island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean lies around 1,250 kilometres (780 miles) from Tokyo and was the scene of ...

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The ceremony was about “confirming post-war reconciliation between Japan and the United States". Read more at ...

The story of the Battle of Iwo Jima in WWII. 80 years ago, the battle of Iwo Jima came to an end on 26 March 1945. After 36 days of fighting, nearly 7,000 US Marines had been killed and another 20,000 ...

As the 80th anniversary of the end of Iwo Jima — the infamous World War II battle against the Japanese Army — approaches on ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers remarks at the 80th Battle of Iwo Jima Reunion of Honor Ceremony, March 28, 2025.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday joined Japanese leaders at a war memorial service during his first visit to ...