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6 reasons the Battle of Iwo Jima is so important to US Marines


6 reasons the Battle of Iwo Jima is so important to US Marines
Blake Stilwell
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But the battle had significance for the Marine Corps for more than just its brutality.
No historical account of World War II would be complete without covering the Battle of Iwo Jima.
At first glance, it seems similar to many other battles that happened late in the Pacific War: American troops fiercely fought their way through booby traps, Banzai charges and surprise attacks while stalwart dug-in Japanese defenders struggled against overwhelming US power in the air, on land and by sea.
For the United States Marine Corps, however, the Battle of Iwo Jima was more than one more island in a string of battles in an island-hopping campaign. The Pacific War was one of the most brutal in the history of mankind, and nowhere was that more apparent than on Iwo Jima in February 1945. ....

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After 80 years, retired Marine recalls black-sand beaches, disciplined soldiers of Iwo Jima


After 76 years, retired Marine recalls black-sand beaches, disciplined soldiers of Iwo Jima
Jennifer Holton reports
SUN CITY CENTER, Fla. - It’s been over 75 years since Ed Mahoney stepped foot on Iwo Jima, but put a map in front of him and this Marine is right back on those black-sand beaches.
We come in and we landed in the spot here, he said pointing to a map in his home in Sun City Center Friday afternoon, the anniversary of the Iwo Jima battle’s beginning.  And then we went right up to the line at this end of the airfield. ....

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6 Reasons Why the Battle of Iwo Jima Is So Important to Marines


6 Reasons Why the Battle of Iwo Jima Is So Important to Marines
In this Feb. 23, 1945, file photo, Marines with the 28th Regiment, 5th Division, raise the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan. (AP Photo/Joe Rosenthal)
No historical account of World War II would be complete without covering the Battle of Iwo Jima.
At first glance, it seems similar to many other battles that happened late in the Pacific War: American troops fiercely fought their way through booby traps, Banzai charges and surprise attacks while stalwart dug-in Japanese defenders struggled against overwhelming U.S. power in the air, on land and by sea. ....

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