On Purplish, our focus is usually on exploring the politics of the moment. But for Veterans Day, we're offering something different -- a chance to experience a defining moment in World War II from one ...
The Museum of the Marine Corps held a special ceremony on the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender. Corporal Leighton Willhite saw for the first time in 80 years the tank he drove at Iwo Jima. “It’s ...
The Pulitzer Prize-winning photo has been on stamps and posters, and was the inspiration for the Marine Corps War Memorial statue in Arlington, Va. Inside Jim Blane’s apartment in Denver, a print of ...
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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.
Marine veteran Leighton Willhite, 100, visited the National Museum of the Marine Corps’ support facility in August to see the tank he drove at Iwo Jima for the first time since World War II. Marine ...
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – An emotional reunion between a WWII veteran and the tank he drove on Iwo Jima. The Museum of the Marine Corps held a special ceremony on the 80th anniversary of Japan’s ...