I bought a DVD that begins with the landings and carries through the land battles and ends with an honors ceremony for the troops of both sides. Iwo Jima is an enormous cemetery and and allows visits only once a year. I don't know anything about permits but visitors are restricted to relatives of those interred on the island.
Regards,
GtG
“I don’t know anything about permits but visitors are restricted to relatives of those interred on the island.”
Yeah, exactly. There is only a weather station on Wake and Midway. You have be part of a USGS team to go to either of them.
I had a great uncle who was at Iwo Jima but survived. He was awarded a Sliver Star for valor at (I think) Kawajelien. He died after the war was over when he fell off a gangway into the harbor as he was boarding a ship to be taken home. He had his (pack and gear on). What a shame, he went through most of the major battles only to drown in an accident
Anyway. Saipan and Guam are pretty easy to get to. The flight cost about the same as going to Hawaii. They are both worth seeing
Not universally true.
In the DVD I mentioned in my previous post, a Japanese soldier who survived the sixteen inch shelling from our battle ships was found by our Marines when the shelling stopped. They loaded him on a stretcher and carried him to one of our aid stations where he was treated. He spoke at the honors ceremony and showed no signs of hatred. He was one of the very few that lived through the entire action.
Regards,
GtG