Three of them died on Iwo Jima. Mike Strank, Harlon Block and Franklin Sousley all died there, in that order.
Ira Hayes never got over Mike Strank’s death. Mike was Ira’s hero.
Navy Corpsman John Bradley was wounded.
I’m twenty years younger than you. My father, his brothers and brothers-in-law all fought in WWII. All of them came home from the war. One of my uncles was horribly wounded at Anzio. He lived, but was disabled all of his life.
They are all gone, now. And I miss them all.
Yeah, I miss mine too. Cheers, and it is good to know at least one person remembers and knows.