23 Feb 1945 An Historical Date: Planting the Stars and Stripes on Suribachi https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-f**g-raised-on-iwo-jima With eternal thanks to the greatest...

truthiness

Planting the Stars and Stripes on Suribachi
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-f**g-raised-on-iwo-jima
With eternal thanks to the greatest generation.

Semper Fi
5664

Blade_Runner Loc: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

Three of these Marines, Sergeant Michael Strank, Corporal Harlon Block, and Private First Class Franklin Sousley, were k**led on Iwo.

Fodaoson Loc: South Texas

Blade_Runner wrote:

Three of these Marines, Sergeant Michael Strank, Corporal Harlon Block, and Private First Class Franklin Sousley, were k**led on Iwo.

Ira Hayes, 22, was a Pima American Indian from the Gila River Reservation in Arizona. Johnny Cash memorialized him in “The Ballad of Ira Hayes,” which recounts his tragic end. In the image, Ira is the soldier furthest left on the end, standing.

rjoeholl

Fodaoson wrote:

Ira Hayes, 22, was a Pima American Indian from the Gila River Reservation in Arizona. Johnny Cash memorialized him in “The Ballad of Ira Hayes,” which recounts his tragic end. In the image, Ira is the soldier furthest left on the end, standing.

"Gather round me people
There's a story I would tell
About a brave young Indian
You should remember well...…..

bahmer

t***hiness wrote:

Planting the Stars and Stripes on Suribachi
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-f**g-raised-on-iwo-jima
With eternal thanks to the greatest generation.

Semper Fi
5664

Amen and Amen

EN Submarine Qualified Loc: Wisconsin East coast

bahmer wrote:

Amen and Amen

Go Here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEwSwQtSmDQ

bahmer

EN Submarine Qualified wrote:

Go Here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEwSwQtSmDQ

Thank you I always enjoyed Johnny Cash and his music.

okie don

I rememberance of my father who is long gone now { 1915-1990} but was there as a Navy SeaBee he told me it was impossible to dig a fox hole in that 'volcanic ash' as it just kept filling in.

As he ran off the LST a buddy was shot dead and dad fell over his body into the salt water.
He said " I knew then this was serious s**t".
He never talked about it much further as he just did not want to relive the death and destruction he witnessed.

Tug484

Fodaoson wrote:

Ira Hayes, 22, was a Pima American Indian from the Gila River Reservation in Arizona. Johnny Cash memorialized him in “The Ballad of Ira Hayes,” which recounts his tragic end. In the image, Ira is the soldier furthest left on the end, standing.

The original Indian that helped raise the f**g couldn't be found when they did the statue.
Mr. Wells of Dyess Air Force base had to find a substitute Indian.
The poor Indians guilt is what drove him to alcoholism.
His guilt was so great, he used to stay with Mr. Wells weeks at a time.
He had been to Abilene to Mr. Wells just before he died.
I feel sorry for him that he couldn't get over the guilt of not being the Indian to raise the f**g.

Mike Easterday

That is why it was called Bloody Iwo!