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Marines landed on an island expecting an easy win - it became the deadliest battle in Corps history
In February 1945, U.S. Marines landed on Iwo Jima expecting a difficult but relatively short fight. Instead, they encountered ...
Today, our Nation commemorates the 81st anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima—a monumental struggle that advanced the cause of victory in the Pacific Theater during the Second World War. Under a clear ...
Iwo Jima was small, but it was not fragile. Before the Marines landed on February 19, 1945, Japanese commander Tadamichi Kuribayashi had turned the island into a defense in depth. Instead of relying ...
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