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	Iwo Jima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Iwo Jima is volcanic in origin and in fact is a mostly undersea caldera formed from violent eruptions sometime in the ancient past.
		Raising of the Flag on Iwo Jima is a famous photograph taken on 23 February 1945, by Joe Rosenthal, depicting five US Marines and one US Navy corpsman raising the United States flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.
		Tadamichi Kuribayashi was the commander of the Japanese garrison at Iwo Jima during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Iwo_Jima (1382 words)

	Battle of Iwo Jima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Iwo Jima is one of the Volcano Islands, part of the Ogasawara Islands, a group of islands about 670 miles (1,080 km) south of Tokyo, 700 miles (1,130 km) north of Guam, and nearly halfway between Tokyo and Saipan.
		Iwo Jima, translated into English, means "Sulphur Island," named for the sulphur deposits that extend to the very surface of the island.
		Even then, these planes could not be used from bases in the home islands against Iwo Jima because their range did not exceed 550 miles (890 km); besides, all available aircraft had to be hoarded for possible use on Taiwan and adjacent islands where land bases were available in close proximity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima (5424 words)

	Battle of Iwo Jima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought between the United States and Japan during February and March of 1945, during the Pacific Campaign of World War II.
		Even then, these planes could not be used from bases in the home islands against Iwo Jima because their range did not exceed 550 miles (890 km); besides, all available aircraft had to be hoarded for possible use on Formosa and adjacent islands where land bases were available in close proximity.
		Even before the fall of Saipan in June 1944, Japanese planners knew that Iwo Jima would have to be reinforced materially if it were to the held for any length of time, and preparations were made to send sizable numbers of men and quantities of material to that island.
	www.reidsville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima (5746 words)

	IWO JIMA
		Iwo Jima was the site of one of the most important and most bitterly fought amphibious operations of the Pacific War.
		Iwo Jima received tons of supplies and scores of Army helicopters, tanker trucks, and vehicles in her hangar and flight deck spaces.
		Iwo Jima continues her support of simultaneous sea and air assaults as the nerve-center of an Amphibious Ready Group that can strike anywhere along the Vietnamese coast within 48 hours.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/i3/iwo_jima.htm (1561 words)

	Iwo Jima
		During the winter of 1945, in the midst of World War II, the Pacific island of Iwo Jima, part of Japan, was an attractive target for the Allied command.
		Iwo Jima, well within striking distance of Tokyo, was seen as an ideal staging area for expanded bombing runs with fighter cover and a key location for damaged bombers to land in emergency situations.
		The most famous image from the Battle of Iwo Jima is undoubtedly the photograph of the flag raising at the summit of Mount Suribachi that was taken by the AP's Joe Rosenthal.
	www.infoplease.com /spot/iwojima1.html (426 words)

	The Ship
		Iwo Jima's main duty during the tests was to evacuation of non-essential personnel from Johnston Island during a test and then returning them to the island after the test.
		USS Iwo Jima was christened at the Litton Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, MS on March 25, 2000 by Zanrda Krulak, wife of retired Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Charles Krulak.
		Iwo Jima departed on it's first extended operational deployment to the Mediterranean in March of 2003 and took part in Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Spring of 2003.
	www.megalink.net /~yujack/sigh/iwo/ship.htm (1711 words)

	Battle for Iwo Jima
		Iwo Jima, which means sulfur island, was strategically important as an air base for fighter escorts supporting long-range bombing missions against mainland Japan.
		To the Japanese leadership, the capture of Iwo Jima meant the battle for Okinawa, and the invasion of Japan itself, was not far off.
		The battle for Iwo Jima is encapsulated by this historic flag-raising atop Suribachi, which was captured on film by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/7338/usmc.html (1762 words)

	How much did Japan know? \| thebulletin.org
		There were nuclear weapons on Chichi Jima and Iwo Jima, an enormous and varied nuclear arsenal on Okinawa, nuclear bombs (sans their fissile cores) stored on the mainland at Misawa and Itazuki airbases (and possibly at Atsugi, Iwakuni, Johnson, and Komaki airbases as well), and nuclear-armed U.S. Navy ships stationed in Sasebo and Yokosuka.
		It is true that Chichi Jima, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa were under U.S. occupation, that the bombs stored on the mainland lacked their plutonium and/ or uranium cores, and that the nuclear-armed ships were a legal inch away from Japanese soil.
		Iwo Jima's connection to nuclear weapons began early--it had a contingency role in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
	www.thebulletin.org /article.php?art_ofn=jf00norris (3548 words)

	OpinionJournal - Extra
		Iwo Jima would be the first island of the Japanese homeland to be attacked.
		The lesson of Iwo Jima is in fact an ancient one, going back to Machiavelli: that sometimes free societies must be as tough and unrelenting as their enemies.
		In 1945 on Iwo Jima, it was the Americans, as the monument at Arlington Cemetery, based on Rosenthal's photograph, proudly attests.
	www.opinionjournal.com /extra?id=110006317 (966 words)

	LHD-7 Iwo Jima
		The USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) Amphibious Ready Group, departed from their East Coast home ports March 4, 2003, along with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), from its East Coast home ports, in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
		USS IWO JIMA is named for the epic battle of February 1945, in which three divisions of the United States Marine Corps took control of the tiny island of Iwo Jima from 22,000 determined Japanese defenders.
		Iwo Jima was a thorn in the side of the U.S. heavy bomber crews.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/lhd-7.htm (1247 words)

	Iwo Jima: A Remembrance
		For the 22,000 Japanese defenders, Iwo Jima was the defense of their very hearths and homes as it was part of the Tokyo Imperial Prefecture (county).
		Iwo Jima was the only Marine battle where the American casualties, 26,000, exceeded the Japanese -- most of the 22,000 defending the island.
		Iwo Jima - General resource on the battle includes film clips, biographies and photo galleries.
	www.military.com /NewContent/0,13190,NI_Iwo_Jima2,00.html (1548 words)

	Iwo Jima , 19 Feb - 16 March 1945
		Iwo Jima, 19 Feb-16 March 1945, is needed to provide an airfield for fighter escort of bombers over Japan.
		Iwo Jima is half way between the Marianas and Japan.
		Iwo Jima was one of several amphibious invasions conducted by the Marine Corp as their speciality.
	www.ww2pacific.com /iwojima.html (903 words)

	Iwo Jima
		He was able to catch a C-130 on a parts run down to Iwo Jima for a few days prior to the spring KITTY HAWK deployment.
		Iwo Jima was the first battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II fought on Japanese home soil.
		Iwo Jima was returned to the Japanese in 1968 after the remains of all the Americans killed in action were repatriated to the U.S. Bryan standing at the entrance to one of the pillboxes overlooking Invasion Beach.
	www.bryan.tracy.braswell.net /IwoJima.htm (1250 words)

	National Memorial Day Concert . Iwo Jima 60th Anniversary \| PBS
		The courage and uncommon valor of the young Marines who fought at Iwo Jima was an inspiration to the nation during World War II; however, as with fallen soldiers today, their children paid a heavy price.
		The battle for Iwo Jima was unique in its setting: More than 100,000 men fought on a small island that is one of the most populated 7.5-mile areas on earth.
		The flag-raising atop Mt. Suribachi during the battle for Iwo Jima is the most recognized symbol of World War II in the Pacific.
	www.pbs.org /memorialdayconcert/features/iwo_jima.html (2033 words)

	Iwo Jima by SemperSigns.com
		Iwo Jima would be the most densely populated battlefield of the war with one hundred thousand combatants embraced in a death dance over an area smaller than one third the size of Manhattan island.
		After two battles were fought on Iwo Jima, one for Mt. Suribachi and the southern part of the island the other for the northern part.
		Keeland, a machine gunner, was one of the first Marines to land on Iwo Jima during the U.S. invasion of the island in 1945.
	www.angelfire.com /wa/redwoodsigns/iwojima.html (1923 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Battle of Iwo Jima
		With the fall of Saipan, 2,700 men of the 145th Infantry Regiment, commanded by Colonel Masuo Ikeda, were diverted to Iwo.
		On the right of the 28th Marines, the 27th, under Colonel Thomas A. Wornham, was to attack towards the west coast of the island, then wheel northeastward and seize the O-1 Line.
		After landing on Blue Beach 1, the 25th Marines, under Colonel John R. Lanigan, was to assist in the capture of Airfield No. 1, the capture of Blue Beach 2, and the O-1 Line within its zone of action.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima (5651 words)

	The Pacific War Memorial Association, Iwo Jima Memorial
		The Flag raising atop Mt. Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima is the most recognized symbol of WWII in the Pacific.
		It is a copy of the National Iwo Jima Memorial in Newington, CT. This memorial depicts a moment in time - the flag raising atop Mt. Suribachi on February 23, 1945 during the Battle Of Iwo Jima, immortalized by Joe Rosenthal's famous photograph.
		Iwo Jima was America's battle in the Pacific.
	www.pacificwarmemorial.org (506 words)

	Iwo Jima (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Iwo Jima is irregular in shape; it is about 5 miles (8 km) long, ranges from 800 yards to 2.5 miles (730 m to 4 km) wide, and has an area of 8 square miles (20 square km).
		Iwo Jima was under Japanese control until early in 1945, when it became the scene of a fierce battle between Japanese and invading U.S. troops during the last phases of World War II.
		Iwo Jima and the other Volcano Islands were administered by the United States from 1945 until they were returned to Japan in 1968.
	www.puhsd.k12.ca.us /chana/staffpages/eichman/Adult_School/us/spring/world_war_ii/iwojima.htm (384 words)

	Iwo Jima: February 19 - March 12, 1945
		Moreover, in Japan's hands Iwo Jima and two neighboring islands - Haha Jima and Chichi Jima - were a thorn in the AAF's side.
		The next morning, February 23, Marines reached the summit of Iwo Jima's Mt. Suribachi, and raised a small American flag, which was replaced two hours later by a flag nearly twice the size.
		The battle for Iwo Jima was still raging, but this moment raised the spirits of every man on the island.
	www.cv6.org /1945/iwo (1511 words)

	MSN Encarta - Iwo Jima
		Iwo Jima (Japanese Iō-jima), island of Japan, largest of the three Volcano Islands, in the western Pacific Ocean.
		In 1945, during World War II, Iwo Jima, the site of a Japanese air base, was captured by the United States Marine Corps (see Iwo Jima, Battle of).
		Under the peace treaty signed between the Allies and Japan in 1951, the Volcano Islands were placed under the provisional administration of the U.S. Navy.
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	NAVetsUSA Naval History - Iwo Jima (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The battle for Iwo Jima was one of the bloodiest in U.S. Marine history, as the Japanese contested every foot of the island, often emerging from caves into territory thought secure.
		The amphibious assault on Iwo Jima was considered to be the "ultimate storm landing," with a striking force of 74,0000 Marines.
		Although planners estimated the attack on Iwo should have been over within a week or less, they hadn't planned on the stubborn, savvy fighting of the estimated 21,000 Japanese troops on the island, who were experienced in island warfare after their many campaigns in the Pacific.
	home.earthlink.net /~navetsusa/history/iwojima.html (774 words)

	Iwo Jima Memorial
		While the statue depicts one of the most famous incidents of World War II, the memorial is dedicated to all Marines who have given their lives in the defense of the United States since 1775.
		By February 1945, U.S. troops had recaptured most of the territory taken by the Japanese in 1941 and 1942; still uncaptured was Iwo Jima, which became a primary objective in American plans to bring the Pacific campaign to a successful conclusion.
		Gagnon, Hayes, and Bradley, the three survivors of the flag raising (the others having been killed in later phases of the Iwo Jima battle), posed for the sculptor who modeled their faces in clay.
	www.iwo.com /memorial.htm (687 words)

	USS Iwo Jima
		This site was originally started in order to locate former crew members of the Amphibious Assault Ship U.S.S. IWO JIMA (LPH-2) (August 26, 1961 to July 14, 1993) and to provide information to the general public about the first ship of it's class.
		The U.S.S. Iwo Jima Association was formed in March of 2000 at the first reunion in Mobile, Alabama where attendees were guests at the christening of the U.S.S IWO JIMA (LHD-7).
		The second reunion of the Association was held on June 28 through July 1, 2001 in Mobile, Alabama and coincided with the commissioning of the new ship, U.S.S IWO JIMA (LHD-7), on June 30, 2001.
	www.megalink.net /~yujack/sigh/iwo/iwo.htm (419 words)

	Robert Resnick's Iwo Jima History
		Naval guns thunder and the buzz of bullets punctuates the air as a bloody battle rages on Iwo Jima.
		Iwo Jima was one of the bloodiest battles of World War II and an American victory that serves as a symbol of the treacherous Pacific conflict.
		Part of the Volcano Islands, Iwo Jima is about 700 miles south of Tokyo, and the first part of Japan that Allied troops invaded.
	www.uscg.mil /hq/g-cp/history/Resnick_Iwo_Jima.html (1998 words)

	Iwo Jima, a look back, the official records of the battle
		On 19 February 1945, the 5th Marine Amphibious Corps (consisting of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions) landed on Iwo Jima (Sulphur Island).
		This e-book is the battle of Iwo Jima as described in the official records of the 3rd Marine Division.
		It is the battle of Iwo Jima as described by the 3rd Marine Division.
	www.geocities.com /rbackstr2000 (370 words)

	IWO JIMA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This was the first time I had seen them all together since we left for Iwo Jima.
		I never knew what he was talking about until after Iwo Jima and I had time to think about it.
		He meant that I was of the type who could be trained and disciplined to follow orders, who could be depended on to do what ever was necessary to get the job done regardless of the cost.
	www.iwojima-onemanremembers.com /Iwo_Jima-One_Man_Remembers.htm (9330 words)

	Iwo Jima Info - Encyclopedia WikiWhat.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Iwo Jima (Japanese Io-jima, meaning "sulfur island") is a volcanic island in Japan, part of the Volcano Islands, approximately 650 miles (1046 km) south of Tokyo (24.78°N, 141.32°E).
		The most prominent feature of the island is Mount Suribachi, a dormant volcano which is thought to be extinct, and which is 546 feet (166m) in height.
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	BLACKFIVE: Iwo Jima Remembered
		Iwo Jima, one of the most hard-fought battles in the war, is also commonly remembered by quoting Admiral Chester Nimitz, "Among the Americans serving on Iwo island, uncommon valor was a common virtue."
		He died nine days after the flag raising and is buried in a cave on Iwo Jima, because retrieving his body was thought to be too dangerous because of unexploded munitions.
		I know the name of a sister that has since died of a marine that died on Iwo jima, but am having trouble finding out who her brother is. I might have some leads, but it would be nice if there was a name list of all those who have died there.
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