My F-I-L was on Iwo, his jeep was blown up, he escaped without a scratch. Signal Corps.
Glad he made it.
Hey,I was in a jeep going out to Khe Sahn,my
Sgt driving,me taking pics and he ran off the
road down a hill into a rice paddy,my M-16 flying
into the water.
Amazing how little the difference between living
and dieing can be in war or anywhere
My uncle was on Iwo once the runway was secure to help bring in the airplanes. I said something like "well that was lucky" and he said only the runway was secure, they were still shooting at him and th3e airplanes from off in the jungle.