Knights Without Parachutes — iwo jima
Iwo Jima Flag-Raising Barely Noticed on the Other Side of the Island
Hudson was elsewhere at the time. He thinks he remembers seeing the flag being raised on Suribachi, but a flag on the mountain didn’t stop his fight, halfway across the island.
Battalion Commander Justice Chambers Gets Shot
For what he and his battalion did over these four days, Chambers received the Medal of Honor and his second Purple Heart.
Battle Moves Inland on Iwo Jima
The depth of Iwo Jima’s defenses was becoming evident. A cutaway view of Iwo Jima would show the Japanese were in Iwo Jima, not on it.
First Night, Second Day on Iwo Jima
Landing on Iwo Jima - 75th Anniversary
“A sailor on deck yelled down to us and said, ‘You guys will be back for noon chow. There ain’t no Japs alive on that island.’ Boy, was he wrong.”