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re: 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima
Posted on 2/19/15 at 1:10 pm to Spaceman Spiff
Posted on 2/19/15 at 1:10 pm to Spaceman Spiff
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Posted by Spaceman Spiff quote: My grandfather was there. My Grandfather's shot up B-29 landed on Iwo on the way back to Tinian.
If memory serves me right, there were more B29 crewmen saved by being able to make emergency landings at Iwo than there were Marines killed in taking the island. Kind of puts some perspective on how valuable the Marines sacrifice was.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 1:17 pm to Darth_Vader
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If memory serves me right, there were more B29 crewmen saved by being able to make emergency landings at Iwo than there were Marines killed in taking the island. Kind of puts some perspective on how valuable the Marines sacrifice was.
I have read that, too. That is one of the places that was a must take.
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