70 years ago…

The battle was fought for a little Pacific Island.

Iwo Jima…

Today is that anniversary. A good article with video is HERE.

Iwo Jima and Okinawa were the last two major land battles of WWII.

Hand Salute!

Ready, Two.

Comments

70 years ago… — 6 Comments

  1. Oorah, gents.

    Recently read Lions of Iwo Jima. Highly recommend it.

  2. The business I work at was started by an Iwo Jima Marine. Silver Star recipient with 3 Purple Hearts. He passed away last year. A few months after he passed we received a very special visitor at the business. Woody Williams, the only living recipient of The Medal of Honor from Iwo Jima stopped to pay his respects to the sons.

    I never thought I would meet an MOH recipient in my lifetime. He was an incredibly humble and funny guy. I almost fainted when he grabbed my hand and slapped his ribbon in it.

    Roger

  3. My uncle helped build the runways for the bombers afterward. Wish I’d been smart enough to ask him about it instead of looking at the pilot’s mitt we found in his trunk and wondering.