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re: 75 years ago right now...the island of Iwo Jima became Hell on earth
Posted on 2/18/20 at 8:48 pm to Jim Rockford
Posted on 2/18/20 at 8:48 pm to Jim Rockford
My dad was in the 3rd at Iwo Jima.
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Posted on 2/18/20 at 8:48 pm to Jim Rockford
The Third Marine Division commander at Iwo Jima was LSU graduate Graves B. Erskine, from either Winn or Caldwell Parish, depending on the source. He also developed the first program helping men transition from military to civilian life.
I believe his son was from Caldwell parish & his grandson lived in Monroe.
I believe his son was from Caldwell parish & his grandson lived in Monroe.
Posted on 2/18/20 at 8:53 pm to NPComb
Millennials would have been decimated within minutes. If they even showed up at all.
Posted on 2/18/20 at 8:54 pm to RollTide1987
I dont get the fascination with war.
Posted on 2/18/20 at 8:57 pm to RollTide1987
I met an old Marine who stormed the beaches on Iwo and he told me we killed those Son of a bitches by the thousands. He said we burn them with flamethrowers we shot him we blew them up anything we could. He then tells me they would cut their heads off and stick them on a bayonet in the sand and say you mess with the United States Marine Corps and this is what happens
Posted on 2/18/20 at 9:05 pm to papasmurf1269
Only 1,083 of the over 21,000 Japanese solders were taken hostage. Well over 90% of them on Iwo Jima died. Those were hard men on their own right. Thank God we didn’t have to invade mainland Japan.
Posted on 2/18/20 at 9:09 pm to Cash
Yes, they were pretty hard-core but so were the Marines
Posted on 2/18/20 at 9:18 pm to RollTide1987
I got to meet RV Burgin. He was featured in The Pacific series on TV. He wrote the book Islands of the damned. Hell of a guy.
Posted on 2/18/20 at 9:22 pm to NPComb
Semper Fi, fellow Devils
Posted on 2/18/20 at 9:26 pm to RollTide1987
What kind of shitbird downvoted the op?
Posted on 2/18/20 at 9:28 pm to RollTide1987
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This post was edited on 1/5/21 at 8:06 pm
Posted on 2/18/20 at 9:29 pm to Stlsport
Yep, there was a Graves Erskine that lived in Monroe. I think he graduated from St. Fred’s about the same time I did from Neville.
No clue his grandfather was a Devil that led the assault at Iwo. I don’t think the grandson joined the Marines.
Semper Fi
No clue his grandfather was a Devil that led the assault at Iwo. I don’t think the grandson joined the Marines.
Semper Fi
This post was edited on 2/18/20 at 9:39 pm
Posted on 2/18/20 at 9:36 pm to AUCE05
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I dont get the fascination with war.
War is pretty stupid when you think about it. Still necessary though because they bombed Pearl Harbor. Can't let that slide.
Posted on 2/18/20 at 9:45 pm to RollTide1987
Had a chance to hike Iwo Jima, really a surreal moment
Posted on 2/18/20 at 9:50 pm to geauxtigers87
Agreed. I was fortunate enough to attend the 55th commemorative anniversary on Iwo. It was the first time that veterans from both sides stood face to face on the island since the war ended. After experiencing that, I found an even deeper level of respect for all those who had gone before me.
Posted on 2/18/20 at 10:00 pm to AUCE05
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I dont get the fascination with war.
Incredibley fascinating.
Posted on 2/18/20 at 10:01 pm to Stonehog
I was a combat Marine in Vietnam. Third Marine Division and know this history quite well. It never ceases to impress.
War is such a paradox. You have to kill to save lives. Unless you’ve been in combat it’s hard to truly fathom its horrors. It is quite difficult to put into words. You literally become quite insane and become like an animal fighting for its life.
Those guys on Iwo were scarred for life and changed forever.
S/F
War is such a paradox. You have to kill to save lives. Unless you’ve been in combat it’s hard to truly fathom its horrors. It is quite difficult to put into words. You literally become quite insane and become like an animal fighting for its life.
Those guys on Iwo were scarred for life and changed forever.
S/F
This post was edited on 2/18/20 at 10:03 pm
Posted on 2/18/20 at 10:28 pm to RollTide1987
My Great Uncle was KIA double purple heart and Silver Star recipient. Lived 7 days on Iwo. 23rd Marines. KIA trying to take Hill 382. The "meat grinder." First in our family to graduate from LSU. William Keith Webb.
This post was edited on 2/18/20 at 10:30 pm
Posted on 2/18/20 at 10:32 pm to LSU Tiger Bob
quote:
My dad was in the 3rd at Iwo Jima.
The Marines were heros.
My father was there in the Navy as a Navigator in a DE.
Posted on 2/18/20 at 10:39 pm to lsubkd
My grandfather, also Iwo Jima Silver Star and purple heart recipient. 4th Division, 2nd battalion, 25th Marines. 81 mm mortar squad leader. His citation is for action on March 1, a couple weeks after it all started. He survived. But he died a couple years before I was born, I never had the honor of meeting him.
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