Eighty years after Japan’s surrender, 100-year-old Leighton Willhite was reunited with his Iwo Jima tank from World War II.

World War II Marine veteran Cpl. Leighton Willhite, 100, sits in front of the M4A3 Sherman tank he drove during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945 on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Dumfries, Va. (Eric ...

An emotional reunion between a WWII veteran and the tank he drove on Iwo Jima.

A 100-year-old veteran reunited with “Lucky”—a tank he drove in 1945 during World War II on Friday—the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender.

The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit depart Thursday from Naval Station Norfolk and Camp Lejeune.

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Frank S. Wright, who served in the 4th Raider Battalion in the Pacific during World War II and fought at Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima, wants to get 100,000 birthday cards for his 100th birthday on July 5.

Frank S. Wright, who served in the 4th Raider Battalion in the Pacific during World War II and fought at Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima, wants to get 100,000 birthday cards for his 100th birthday on July 5.

The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning sailed through waters east of the island of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean for the first time, Japan's top government spokesperson said on Monday.

The invasion of Iwo Jima, known as Operation Detachment would see the USMC undertake a huge amphibious invasion of the Japanese held island of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1944. The operation was ...