USS Iwo Jima – The Assault Ship That Transferred Maduro To New York

It would be easy to mistake LHD-7 for an "aircraft carrier," but the conventionally-powered warship is actually a Wasp-class ...
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The Battle of Iwo Jima began 80 years ago. Listen to recordings from the front lines

Staff Sgt. Alvin Joesphy Jr.'s voice from Iwo Jima is insistent, but collected. It rings through time with bell-like clarity. "An American dive bombing attack is taking place just ahead of us on the ...
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Battle for Iwo Jima … 66 years ago

Many recognize the Joe Rosenthal photo that captured the moment when five Marines and one Navy Corpsman raised the American flag on Mount Suribachi during the battle for Iwo Jima. Few remember the ...
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How US used 40,000-ton warship named after famous WWII battle to transfer Maduro

Maduro was detained in Caracas along with his wife, Cilia Flores, and flown by helicopter to the amphibious assault ship USS ...
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Iwo Jima veteran shares his combat story

Elwood Hughes, a 5th Marine Division veteran, recounts his experiences during the Battle of Iwo Jima, offering a personal ...
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The Battle of Iwo Jima began 80 years ago. Listen to recordings from the frontlines

Staff Sergeant Alvin Joesphy Jr.'s voice from Iwo Jima is insistent, but collected. It rings through time with bell-like clarity. "An American dive bombing attack is taking place just ahead of us on ...