the navy won in the battle of iwo jima.
the navy won in the battle of iwo jima.
who won in the battle of iwo jima?
the navy
bullet::::- "iwo jima: portrait of a battle: united states marines at war in the pacific", 2006 book by eric hammel









































bullet::::- "flags of our fathers", 2000 book by james bradly and ron powers









































section::::movies & other media.









































bullet::::- "letters from iwo jima", 2006 golden globe- and academy award-winning war film directed by clint eastwood









































bullet::::- "raising the flag on iwo jima," a historic photograph taken on february 23, 1945, by joe rosenthal









































bullet::::- "sands of iwo jima", 1949 war film which follows a group of marines from training to the battle of iwo jima during world war ii
iwo jima (disambiguation)
during the first three months of 1966, "iwo jima" was at san diego for upkeep and improvement changes. from april through june, extensive refresher training occupied all hands as "iwo jima" prepared for her forthcoming western pacific deployment. on 24 july, steaming with a task group, she passed the island of iwo jima, on board was one of the marine groups that had landed on iwo jima over two decades earlier. after operations in the vietnam area, she sailed for japan. "iwo jima" was on the line and underway for special operations in the mekong delta region of south vietnam by 30 december once again, in a navy-ready group with a two-pronged punch. early in january 1967, the commanding officer, captain nils w. boe, was relieved by captain f. x. timmes. on his departure, captain boe said of his crew in a family-gram to mothers and wives, "i want to thank each of you for letting me borrow these magnificent young men for a little while. they have made me feel ten feet tall." on 1 july 1967, "iwo jima" was reassigned to amphibious squadron 3 from amphibious squadron 1, with which she continued to sail with the pacific fleet.
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