John Clendenin stood shoreside with his grandson, Kaleb, watching the USS Iwo Jima glisten in the harbor. Like many Virgin ...
On February 19, 1945, Franklin Sousley and thousands of Marines landed on Iwo Jima’s volcanic beaches under relentless ...
As the 28th Regiment pushed deeper into Iwo Jima, Franklin Sousley, just 19, was fatally wounded in the relentless advance.