We did this all day! 7th Comm Bn I remember going a lot further than that!

That is my helicopter. I was in HMM-262 from 92-95

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Thank you for everything!!!!!! That first photo 🥰🏆

The monument got vandalised after this it was app spray painted its just recently been all restored! Some sick people to do that!

The United States Marines and Corpsmen that fought in the Pacific are the Greatest Men to have ever walked the face of this earth.

Iwo jima, peleliu, okinawa was horrible, was a nightmare

Simper Fi Corporal

My grandpa was there and survived...he never talked about it EVER!! Amazing what humans can do when they have to do the impossible

Saya penggemar film dokumenter & film sejarah. Film letter from Iwo jima sdh saya tonton, di sini Sy menilai strategi kedua belah pihak AS & Jepang sdh berimbang, tetapi dari pihak Jepang dlm film tsb, ada yg mengarahkan utk bunuh diri masal sehingga mengurangi kekuatan Jepang secara cepat, padahal bila mampu bertahan hidup tdk bunuh diri & kekuatan di organisir kembali dengan strategi perang gerilya maka bisa di mungkinkan mengurangi korban tentara jepang

we should have never given that captured territory back....As a reminder for Nations from that region...

It is a moving experience to be there. I had the pleasure of going there when we transported members of a MAG there when our unit was deployed to Guam as part of the Enduring Freedom air bridge.

He’ll on Earth. Lest we forget……..🇺🇸🇦🇺🇺🇸🇦🇺

My deep honor and respect to all the men...those who died and those who lived. I am a Vietnam veteran myself. But this battle was needless and not at all strategic at this stage of the war. Even a Marine Corps General expressed a desire to go passed it, and starve out the Japanese defenders. There was no natural water source on Iwo. After a week of no water they would have become incapable of resisting. Besides, by then B29's were flying over it without having to stop and refuel anyway. The Japanese no longer had much of an air force, so there was no need for P51 fighter cover. Most of the "island hopping" strategy late in the war was the same scenario. Many top brass wanted to bypass the islands and attack Japan from China, which of course was much closer. They relented to MacArthur who swore that he "would return" to the Philippines. In order to make this happen and stroke Douglas' ego, they had to island hop so he liberate the people there. Again, not to diminish the sacrifice made by all those gallant men, but as a Vietnam vet we realized that the people at the top have a hidden agenda, and those of us at the bottom were fodder. Island hopping at the end of the war made as much sense as us taking the same hill twice during Nam.

“ Uncommon valor was a common virtue “……to all of the US Marines and their families….SEMPER FI.

Great men gave it all for our freedom. God bless these heroes from the greatest generation. I love them all.❤️🙏🏻

WAR. There were scars everywhere. It will never truly gone.

As a young marine veteran I would like to visit iwo Jima once before I die. Ooorah and Semper fi. Devil dogs of the past,presen and future

The airfield there. Motoyama #4. Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone died a few steps away from it. I knew nothing of Sgt Basilone until I saw his name on a road sign at Camp Pendleton. I got curious and looked up his name. What an extraordinary Marine!

Where did the music come from in this video. It's beautiful!

On a hot day the black pebble beaches while barefoot make you want to pee. Weird. Way worse than sand. Impossible to drive on

I was there in 1975 for a year. Uncovered several sealed caves. Goats on top of Serabachi. Good snorkeling. Smells like sulfur. Gechkos chirping at night. History of Death at every turn.

My father and 2 of his 3 brothers fought in the Pacific Theater, his brothers were killed in WW II and my father was badly wounded (he eventually received a 100% disability rating from the VA). It would take nearly 50 years before he was able to talk much about what he saw while fighting on the islands. Many nights he was scared to death that he would not see the sun rise the next morning. He joined a branch of The Last Man and was one of the last men to pass, at age 95. He would often tell the story about how when he went to enlist in The Navy the line was too long, so he went over and joined The Marine Corps.

God bless you all and your family. You’re reading this for a reason, as I saw this video today for a reason.

My mother's brother served in the south Pacific during ww 2. He never spoke of the horrors he had seen. I later served in the marine corps in Japan. I'm proud of all the veterans. Great Video THANK YOU.

I wish that war wasn't in our minds, thoughts & never such a word .

All the giving out and bitching that people do about the USA...look at the sacrifice these young Americans made in multiple wars. Great respect and affection for them and the USA. Love from Ireland.

Great video!! I love the no talking and music only! Just like the great generation they just did not brag or talk about it much. So much respect!!

The music is just right . Respects and grateful thanks , to all those brave men who gave their lives . May they be remembered for ever ! And thank you for posting .

Respect and love to the families of soldiers as well!! 🙏

I have nothing but Deep Love And Respect For all of these Men.

Real Super Heroes🇮🇳🇮🇳💓🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

1378 killed and 3600 wounded EVERY WEEK whilst that battle was being fought, and that was just US casualties. Fairly sure no movie would ever do that campaign justice.

I have pics of Iwo Jima from 1988 when we did beach ops there MSSG-15 on a West Pac. Took some black sand home in a Tabasco sauce bottle from an MRE still have the sand at home. Remember acres of machine gun shells and the sulfer smell and hot ground. Found a skull, gas mask rifle under sand on the beach and crawled in the tunnels. Place must have been hell for our brave men. Good thing they were not libtards back then or we would have lost the war today Biden and the anti American dems want out servicemen playing with transgender barbie/Ken dolls.

Respect to the USMC

Believe it or not the actual beach that the landings were made on are now about 20' higher than they were on the invasion day due to volcanic activity. The volcano on this island is considered a top 10 to erupt soon. Hard to believe men fought as long, hard and sacrificed as much as they did on this hunk of inhospitable rock.

My father Drove an LCV landing craft dropping off Marines . Saw up close first 15 waves get killed he was 19 yrs old. Returned home at 21.

Having Leakey eye syndrome.... Let's go, Brandon!!!

Iwo Jima was bought and paid for in blood. NEVER, should have been returned to the Japanese. They started a war and we finished it. Yes they're our friends and allies now, Iwa Jima should have been kept as a US property. Too much blood was spilt purchasing that Island.

To all you brave men who fought and died for the honor of your country and freedom of your fellow man: Please come back! We need you again.

My father was one of the Seabees that built the memorial. He had photos that were taken of it during construction. He also managed to get one of the rocks that was stacked against the flag home. We gave the photos, the rock, and a lot of other stuff he got off the island to the Nimitz museum years ago.

Not to many people get to see that .

Three of those flag raisers later were killed on Iwo.

We fell and we rised, now we are here 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

My Father landed there with the 3rd Marine’s

Had the honor of spending 3 days on Iwo Jima in 1991. It was impossible not to be humbled as I walked up the spot where the Flag was raised. CWO4 J. L. Smith USMCR(Ret.)

Thanks Devil Dog. An honor it was to walk among the ranks of the bravest, most fierce fighting force on planet earth. Semper Fi.

My father landed with the 4th Div. Was wounded a few days after the flag raising. Got his second Purple Heart in that island. He was also with the 2nd Div on Saipan and Tinian where he got his first Purple Heart. Prior to that he went through his baptism of fire on Tarawa.

To all the young men who stormed this beach thank you for your self-sacrifice making this country and what it is today. For all the young men who made it home and proud We Salute You. And for all the young men who didn't make it home I honor you. May you rest in peace. I probably flying American flag in honor of all our American Heroes

When you think about it many of those islands during the war are in reality, mass graves , the end result of some countries decided to play king of the mountain