THE NATIONAL IWO JIMA MEMORIAL MONUMENT
Newington, CT - On February 23, 1995, the 50th anniversary of the historic flag raising on Mt. Suribachi, this monument was unveiled.
Some facts about the Battle for Iwo Jima:
6,821 Americans gave their lives
The battle went from February 19 to March 16, 1945
Approximately one third of all Marines killed in action were killed in Iwo Jima
Twenty-seven Medals of Honor were awarded
The U.S. government returned the island of Iwo Jima to the Japanese in 1968
Info from: National Iwo Jima Memorial Monument pamphlet
posted by Bill @ 6:00 AM
3 Comments:
Oooorah!
My dad retired after 32 years USMC, so every time I see that I'm inspired to some show of Marine pride.
Semper Fi!
Did you know that one of the men depicted is a Navy Corpsman?
Corpsmen provide the USMC with their health care, and are stationed in Marine units. Hospital Corpsman John Bradley was with the Marines as they raised the flag on Mt. Suribachi
Abraham - What were you doing there? Just practicing I hope.
Jen - Semper Fi
Julie - I learn something every day. Thanks for the info.
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