Iwo+Jima



Battle of Iwo Jima February 16, 1945- March 26, 1945 "...Uncommon valor was a common thing" Admiral Nimitz in commenting about Iwo Jima (27 Medal of Honor Winners) . Read more at [] Some modern photos from Iwo Jima taken by US Navy pilot Marshall Hoffman: Below and to the right is an original snapshot of Marines taken most likely on Iwo Jima owned by Mr. J. Above photo shows Marines heading in to Iwo. Mt Suribachi is in the background. Source:Navy Library Archives
 * //US Marine Raymond Jacobs described the first US flag being raised on Suribachi......//**
 * //“Moments after the flag was raised we heard a roar from down below on the island. Marines on the ground, still engaged in combat, raised a spontaneous yell when they saw the flag. Screaming and cheering so loud and prolonged that we could hear it quite clearly on top of Suribachi. The boats on the beach and the ships at sea joined in blowing horns and whistles. It was a highly emotional, strongly patriotic moment for all of us.”//**

Listen to the famous song written about Marine Iwo Jima hero Ira Hayes: media type="custom" key="6237917" Read more about the story of Ira Hayes and another Native American hero from the Battle of Iwo Jima below: [|Native Americans on Iwo Jima]

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Read the incredible story of Medal of Honor winner Jack Lucas by clicking on his photo below!

Below is an actual photo taken on the USS Finback as it picked up downed Navy aviator, George Bush, Sr. Click on the link to read about the incident Picture from the "War Dog" cemetary on Guam

click on the photo of the US soldier with Okinawan children to go to a documentary about the Battle of Okinawa, April 1, 1945-June 22, 1945. Okinawa media type="custom" key="22786022"