NEWTON — What do a young Marine vet, an American Legion post commander and a Gold Star Mother have in common? The answer: A small glass bottle filled with volcanic ash from Iwo Jima, site of one of ...
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Read up on the latest Sands of Iwo Jima News, Reviews and Features from the team at Collider. Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold ...
Editor’s Note: Samantha Bresnahan is a supervising producer for CNN and author of the new book, “IN BLOOD, FLOWERS BLOOM: A World War II Story of Valor and Forgiveness Across Generations,” which ...
Former enemies turned allies returned to the volcanic sands of Iwo Jima on Saturday to pay tribute to those who lost their lives during the bloody 36-day fight 78 years ago. Approximately 220 visitors ...
Marine Sgt. John Stryker (John Wayne) is despised by his own men for his rough attitude and exhausting training regimen. As the war in the Pacific progresses, though, they begin to respect Stryker's ...
From Feb. 19, 1945 (when U.S. Marines assaulted its beaches) to March 27 of that year (the day combat officially ceased), the island of Iwo Jima was hell on earth. In 2009 I began writing occasional ...