The Iwo Jima Monument was vandalized on Jan. 27, 2024. (Fall River Police) According to police, two 17-year-old males have been arrested and charged with vandalizing a war and veteran memorial.

JAMES CITY — Months after its founder’s death, the completion of the planned Iwo Jima Memorial Park in James City County — now known as Veteran’s Monument Park — appears to be stalled.

The replica Iwo Jima Memorial was spray-painted on Jan. 27. Officials said the granite base, brass plaque, portable restroom, and monument were all spray-painted.

City administrator Terry Summers told City Council on Monday that the owner of the original Iwo Jima flag-raising monument — which city officials hope to make the centerpiece of the ...

(Courtesy: Fall River Police Department) The monument is a replica of the original Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery. It depicts several U.S. Marines raising the American flag ...

ALBIA, Iowa — An important statue honoring American soldiers and veterans was saved from the devasting fire in Albia earlier this week. The statue — a miniature replica of the Iwo Jima statue ...

The Iwo Jima memorial site of the only one of its kind in the world because it was built by those who survived the battle. The monument has rocks and sand from Mount Suribachi.

The historic battle of Iwo Jima lasted for 36 days during the final months of World War II. The violent military confrontation took the lives of nearly 7,000 American soldiers.

The statue, also known as the Iwo Jima Memorial, features a group of soldiers planting a flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima (1945), which resulted in 26,000 American casualties.

After the speeches, the 25 U.S. Iwo Jima veterans present gathered in front of the monument to lay a wreath. Japanese officials then presented two wreaths and poured water over the monument, a ...

Following a 23-year U.S. occupation, Iwo Jima was returned to Japan in 1968 as part of the Ogasawara island group, but is now home to only 380 service members of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force.