The American flag was raised atop Mount Suribachi, on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, on February 23, 1945.
The Marines raised the US flag on the top of Mt Suribachi in the Battle for Iwo Jima.
6821 Americans died, but none of them were soldiers. Soldiers belong to the Army, and it was the US Marines who took Iwo Jima. So all the casualties were Marines, or medics serving with the Marines, who are US Navy Corpsmen. There were also 19,217 US wounded.
US Marines landed on the Japanese held island of Iwo Jima February 19 - March 26, 1945 .
American Marines (God bless them) and Japanese troops.
US Marines .
Iwo Jima '45.
The American flag was raised atop Mount Suribachi, on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, on February 23, 1945.
The Marines raised the US flag on the top of Mt Suribachi in the Battle for Iwo Jima.
Japanese versus US Marines .
Feb/Mar 1945.
The airfield.
70,000 US Marines
6821 Americans died, but none of them were soldiers. Soldiers belong to the Army, and it was the US Marines who took Iwo Jima. So all the casualties were Marines, or medics serving with the Marines, who are US Navy Corpsmen. There were also 19,217 US wounded.
US Marines landed on the Japanese held island of Iwo Jima February 19 - March 26, 1945 .
70,000 US servicemen and 22,000 Japanese soldiers fought on Iwo Jima. All the Japanese died and 26,000 Marines died.
American Marines (God bless them) and Japanese troops.