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 ...

100-year-old veteran remembers the raising of the flag after the Battle of Iwo Jima

A 100-year-old veteran who survived the Battle of Iwo Jima recounts his experience and the freedom he's enjoyed since the Allies won World War II.
The White House

250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States Marine Corps

By the President of the United States of America A For two and a half centuries, the United States Marine Corps has stood as a living force ...
Military Times

He was bayoneted in Guam. Shot on Iwo. Now, at 100, he is a sergeant.

Frank S. Wright being promoted from corporal to honorary sergeant on Aug. 31, 2025. (Sgt. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen/Marine Corps) At just 16, Frank S. Wright lied about his age to enlist in the U.S.
We Are The Mighty on MSN

100-year-old Marine reunited with tank he drove on Iwo Jima

During the fighting on Iwo Jima, when another Marine tank got bogged down, Lucky’s crew responded. Tank commander Lt. Leonard ...
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Battle of Iwo Jima

Bartlet, William S. Marines in World War II A Historical Monograph Iwo Jima: Amphibious Epic. Arlington, VA: Historical Section, Division of Public Information Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1954.
Task & Purpose

World War II Marine veteran reunites with tank he drove on Iwo Jima

Eighty years after the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, Leighton Willhite traveled to the National Museum of the Marine Corps’ support facility in Virginia for a reunion, of sorts, with the ...