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• Valley veterans remember Battle of Iwo Jima on 75th anniversary Play Video

  February 19, 2020 9:51 PM

  HARLINGEN – On this day 75 years ago, U.S. troops stormed a Japanese island marking the beginning of what was to be a major World War II battle. On Wednesday, more than 100 veterans gathered at the Iwo Jima monument at Marine Military Academy in Harlingen to pay their... more »

• Marine Corps Correct Identity of Marine in Iconic Iwo Jima Monument Play Video

  October 18, 2019 6:25 PM

  HARLINGEN – The U.S. Marine Corps is correcting the identity of one of the Marines depicted in the iconic scene from World World II: The Battle of Iwo Jima. It’s an image that resonates across the Rio Grande Valley; one of the marines is from Weslaco. The original... more »

• Veterans Gather for Iwo Jima Sculpture Reveal in McAllen Play Video

  July 4, 2019 4:25 PM

  MCALLEN – Over 20 veterans gathered for the revealing ceremony of a sculpture carved by a local World War II veteran. Harry James has lived in the Rio Grande Valley since 1975; he carved a sculpture of an iconic moment in American History – Iwo Jima. James donated... more »