16 February—16 March 1945 A.D. Victory at Sea—Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima

16 February—16 March 1945 A.D.  Victory at Sea—Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima

Battle of Iwo Jima—U.S. Marines (3rd, 4th, 5th Divisions) & U.S. Navy;  LTGEN Holland M. "Howlin' Mad" Smith Commands Marines; VADM Spruance Commands Naval Forces; 450 Navy Ships; Flag Raised Atop Mt. Suribachi; 26,000 American Casualties;  6800 Americans Dead

Part One

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GthzFySt6fI

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Part Two

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMLQ-nQIiz4

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Part Three

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWKd8ebMUrE

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