Lest We Forget

Let's not forget who really took Iwo Jima, allowing the Army Air Corps to do it's job.
 

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my dads uncle was on a heavy cruiser in the water off Iwo on the day they raised the flag ,the first time,he was doing his job,and someone yelled at him to go to a "station" and look up on top of Suribachi,so he lifted his binoculars and actually saw it happening.then when the did it the time weve all seen photos of....he was in his bed and didnt see it...
 
Thank you Rick for the reminder. A little personal connection too, one of my Dad's uncles was a radioman in the Marines and was involved in the capture of that island (and a few others). For guys like him, the experiences they had/things they saw affected them for the rest of their lives.
 
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