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Knights Without Parachutes — marines

Meat Grinder's Teeth Worn Down

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Meat Grinder's Teeth Worn Down

By the end of the day, the Meat Grinder’s defense was worn down, leaving islands of Japanese in a sea of Marines.

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Marines Respected the Courage of Navy Corpsmen on Iwo Jima

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Marines Respected the Courage of Navy Corpsmen on Iwo Jima

Corpsmen were Navy, but wore Marine uniforms. They were trained to stop bleeding and treat battlefield wounds, but they saw horrible things they were never trained to handle.

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Nighttime on Iwo Jima

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Nighttime on Iwo Jima

The Japs used to yell at us at night to harass us or to find out our positions. They would yell things like “Hey Joe,” and “Marines you die.” If there was any humor about being in this battle, this was as close as it got.

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Food on Iwo Jima

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Food on Iwo Jima

In places, the volcanic ground could heat a buried can of C rations.

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Heading Into the Meat Grinder

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Heading Into the Meat Grinder

To take the Meat Grinder was to break Japanese defense and communication, but the Meat Grinder was the bitterest and most costly part of the Battle of Iwo Jima.

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