[Armed Civilian]

There they battled up Iwo Jima's hill,
Two hundred and fifty men
But only twenty-seven lived to walk back down again

And when the fight was over
And when Old Glory raised
Among the men who held it high
Was the Indian, Ira Hayes

[PalehorseVN]

The Marines who walked to the top of Suribachi sustained NO casualties. There was NO battle to get to the top of Suribachi.

I believe you are referring to the Ira Hayes statement that he did not consider himself a hero since 250 of his fellow marines landed on Iwo Jima and 27 walked off - over a 36 day period.

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