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Saturday, May 31, 2025

IWO JIMA : part of the Bonin Islands southeast of Japan's Honshu Okinawa Island

 When did the U.S. Marines land on Iwo Jima at

the final, decisive year of World War II ?

February 19, 1945

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The taking of Iwo Jima

was one of the bloodiest

battles of the war years.

Out of 30,000 Marines

who landed, about 20,000

were wounded and almost

6,000 were killed.

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