80th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima

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On the morning of February 19, 1945, the first wave of United States Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima—commencing 36 long, perilous days of gruesome warfare, and one of the most consequential campaigns of the Second World War. With ruthless fervor, the Japanese struck our forces with mortars, heavy artillery, and a steady barrage of small arms fire, but they could not shake the spirit of the Marines, and American forces did not retreat.…

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