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Retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Larry Snowden presents Gen. James T. Conway, commandant of the Marine Corps, with a war document he carried home from the Battle of Iwo Jima at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, Triangle, Va., Feb. 19, 2010. The men spoke at a 65th anniversary commemoration of the battle.

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1 posted on 02/19/2010 4:54:15 PM PST by Dubya
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I’ve been reading alot on the internet recently about the War in the Pacific, including articles on Iwo Jima. What incredible heroism, especially at those ages. A Great Generation indeed.


2 posted on 02/19/2010 4:57:31 PM PST by A_Former_Democrat
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3 posted on 02/19/2010 4:58:28 PM PST by ASA Vet (Iran should have ceased to exist Nov 5, 1979, but we had no president then either.)
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An Iwo vet I know stated matter-of-factly to me that the Japanese commander had set up a very good plan for the last-stand defense of the island.

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6 posted on 02/19/2010 5:30:04 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Happy New Year! Freedom is Priceless.)
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7 posted on 02/19/2010 6:07:31 PM PST by RedMDer (Recycle Congress in 2010, 2012...)
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Yes. The greatest generation.
My dad passed away 2 years ago February 13th. This was one of the few battles that he missed. They were being towed back for repairs after being torpedoed.
I never knew anything about any of that until 1972 when I asked permission to join the service. He never talked about the more serious aspects, only the funnier events.


10 posted on 02/19/2010 6:16:28 PM PST by RedMDer (Recycle Congress in 2010, 2012...)
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Bill Toledo, Frank G. Willetto and Keith Little, Navajo code talkers, participate with other Iwo Jima veterans at a ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Va., Feb. 19, 2010. On Feb. 19, 1945, the United States launched its first assault against the Japanese at Iwo Jima, resulting in some of the fiercest fighting of World War II.

DoD photo by William D. Moss

13 posted on 02/19/2010 6:26:35 PM PST by Dubya (JESUS SAVES)
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I salute my father’s generation for their herorism!


18 posted on 02/19/2010 7:35:48 PM PST by eleni121 (For Jesus did not give us a timid spirit , but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline)
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20 posted on 02/20/2010 1:11:09 AM PST by Talisker (When you find a turtle on top of a fence post, you can be damn sure it didn't get there on it's own.)
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