http://www.nimitz-museum.org/iwojima2004.htm
I think I'm going to have to put this on the calendar and make it down there. Maybe I'll get a chance to shake some of those guy's hands and say my thanks.
Ollie North has been quoted as saying this is the finest Naval museum in the country. I've been there many times, and never tire of going back.
The Battle of Iwo Jima. Why... THAT'S the battle John Kerry mocked with his book "The New Soldier" cover where it showed a bunch of hippies pushing up a flag hung upside down. Wonder if sKerry will be at this ceremony? Oh wait...no he won't...as he's said in that same book that he would never celebrate having been a soldier. And some say America made the wrong decision on Nov 2?
Had the chance to visit this museum a couple of years ago with my father. Very neat place. You can see some photos at:
http://www.hisworldimages.com/TedPhotos/fred_nimitz/index.html
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A truly grand museum. My uncle, John H. Ryan did not do Iwo Jima, but did catch Leyte and the full nine yards of Okinawa. In fact, he was in transit from Okinawa to take part in the homeland invasion of Japan itself when the A-bomb made that a moot question.
The people at the Nimitz Museum sat with him for a long while one Sunday taking his recollections and thoughts to add to their oral history collection. If you know of anyone with this sort of experience, please have them contact the museum. They are expanding now, if you can, please donate. This place will end up being the most complete repository of the Pacific War history on Earth. Well worth a weekend or more, not to mention the rest of Fredericksburg.
Museum to celebrate Iwo Jima anniversary
(Fredericksburg, Texas)
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I'll be there. It really is an outstanding museum. I've been many times as it is only about 30 miles from my house. The live fire demonstrations of WW2 weaponry is amazing. Don't miss this one folks.
I haven't been to F-town in awhile. This is as good an excuse as any to visit the bed-n-brewery.