Colorado Public Radio

The Battle of Iwo Jima, through the eyes of a U.S. Marine who lived it

Colorado USMC veteran Jim Blane, almost 101 years old, sat down with CPR News to detail his experience in one of the most ...
The Dominion Post

‘I’m just the caretaker’: A Veterans Day remembrance of West Virginia’s Woody Williams, who was the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II

Stay with me, Woody. That’s what Doral Lee, a big kid from Minnesota, said to Hershel Woodrow “Woody” Williams, a little guy ...
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'Greatest war film you will ever see' now on Amazon Prime starring Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood's acclaimed wartime epic, Letters From Iwo Jima, is now available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video. The film, which hit theaters in 2006, provides a gripping account of Japanese ...
The National Interest

Why Nicolas Maduro Should Fear the USS Iwo Jima

In a potential war with either Nicolas Maduro’s military and/or Venezuela’s massive, powerful drug cartels, the USS Iwo Jima would be instrumental in multi-phased operations. Amid escalating tensions ...

Veteran honors family legacy on Honor Flight to D.C.

Tony Campbell, a Marine and three-generation veteran, visited the Iwo Jima Memorial for the first time with Honor Flight Columbus, calling it a dream come true.