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re: 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima

Posted on 2/19/15 at 12:49 pm to
Posted by Spaceman Spiff
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Posted on 2/19/15 at 12:49 pm to
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Might want to check the facts and not count those taken during the initial fighting... After the island was secured again on 26 March, there were over 3K still in the caves. In June '44, the U.S. forces reported the capture of over 800 more. The last two holdouts surrendered in 1951.
This post was edited on 2/19/15 at 12:53 pm
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