10, 2024 to remember the fallen soldiers who dedicated and sacrificed their lives for freedom. The veterans met at the Iwo Jima Memorial, in New Britain, with the cutting of a birthday cake for the ...
Sherrod described as “a nightmare in hell.” The battle of Iwo Jima continued for another brutal 29 days. In the end, some 7,000 Marines and 17,700 Japanese soldiers lost their lives ...
In addition to the usual celebrations for veterans, the community rededicated its Iwo Jima Memorial ... of the famous World War II image of Marines raising the American flag on top of Mount ...