The first to cross the English Channel on D-Day, minesweepers cleared the way for the invasion of France.

In the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, 27 Marines and sailors were awarded the Medal of Honor for action on Iwo Jima. No other campaign surpassed that number.

Knitting allows Knit Your Bit donor to honor veterans in her family.

Retired Marine Corps Colonel Dave Severance recalls how his company, E Company 28th Marines, patrolled up Mount Suribachi, and how members of his company raised the American flag atop Suribachi on February 23, 1945.

Reflections on the greatest tank battle in history: The Kursk diorama at the Great Patriotic War Museum.