The FReeper Foxhole Revisits Iwo Jima - February 18th, 2005

http://www.angelfire.com/wa/redwoodsigns/iwojima.html ^

[SAMWolf]

It was one of those "They have it, so we want it" pieces of ground. Like so many other places, it's main value was that the other side held it. Even though we wanted it as a bomber emergency landing field, it was where the enemy was, so we fought them there.

[SAMWolf]

Evening Victoria.

TGIF!! Big plans for the weekend?

[SAMWolf]

Is Darksheare starting trouble again?

[SAMWolf]

Being Evil Capitalists is a lot of work. ;-)

[SAMWolf]

History straight from the man who created it!

SOmetimes the best way to get it.

[SAMWolf]

Thanks for sharing, SaltyJoe.

It's amazing to hear the recollections of those who lived through the events in our history.

[Iris7]

I will agree that his story is unlikely. It is not impossible, though. A lot depends on what he says he did during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines. A lot of guys did get out before the surrender, and after, although the exact figures I do not believe are known.

The reason I think it possible to escape from the "death march" is that I have traveled much of the route, twice. The road from Clark AFB to Subic Bay runs along the death march route for quite a ways, 30-40 miles. Plenty of opportunity to escape. Some spots looks as if as many as 50% would still be free after 24 hours. The slow or uncrafty would be caught. Run like hell, as they say. The Devil will indeed take the hindmost. No evidence anyone tried it, though.

[SAMWolf]

Evening Phil Dragoo

Thanks for the excellent links and James Bradley's recollections.

Kuribayashi made sure that the US paid a steep price to get Iwo Jima. Knowing that there was no hope for relief for him and his men they sold their lives dearly, it's hard to not admire their dedication and courage, even if they were the enemy and fighting for an evil cause. Thank God we were just as dedicated and courageous in our just cause.

The Clintons and Kennedy make me want to puke everytime they open their traps to criticize the very military that protects their right to make their asinine comments.

[SAMWolf]

Thanks for the profile of Ira Hayes. He deserved a better end than that.

[Iris7]

We might like to do a "Frozen Chosin" thread.

The following site has the story, and well done, which is copyrighted by good people. I have asked permission to post part or all here at the Foxhole.

http://www.homeofheroes.com/brotherhood/chosin.html

I gave them a link to this thread.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!

[Professional Engineer]

I couldn't read it. :-(

I wouldn't have been able to either, except the link I followed told what it was.

I'm just about to the point of needing bi-focals to go along with my hard hat. ;-(

[Victoria Delsoul]

Thanks, Ken.

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