Iwo Jima
submitted by djfrazer
on 10/09/17
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America needed to take IWO JIMA to secure a base for US Bombers. The Marines landed on Feb 15, 1945 and the fighting would last for nearly a month before the Americans took the island. 6,821 Americans died. To learn more about "The War" visit: www.pbs.org/thewar/
