When I was headed into that lost cause of Viet Nam
I hoped we would fly over Iwo Jima so I could at least
see the place where uncle Joe died,but no such luck.
Did get to land on Midway..1970 you could still see
a ton of stuff from that fight.Hard to believe so many
died for control of that tiny island.
Made that same trip in ‘69. Visited Midway several other times on the way to West Pac ... great ship refueling stop.
I remember the barracks had beer-dispensing machines (like soft drink machines) and we got the permanently stationed crew all upset by emptying them quickly. LOL! Needless to say, the next time through the barracks were off limits.