Easy Company started with 310 men. We suffered 75% casualties. Only 50 men boarded the ship after the battle. Seven officers went into the battle with me. Only one--me--walked off Iwo."
. . . Captain Dave Severance,
. . . Easy Company Commander (the Flag Raising Company)
from http://www.iwojima.com/battle/battlec.htm
This is the alpha and the omega of heroism.
Godspeed swift victory and safe return to the finest fighting force on earth.
God Bless Our Troops, Our Veterans, and their Families.