IWO JIMA ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
UNCOMMON VALOR WAS A COMMON VIRTUE
Happy Holidays and please .... Mark your Calendars!!
- February 16-19, 2012 Reunion and Educational Symposium (Arlington and Quantico, VA)
- March 9-16, 2012 Reunion of Honor (Guam and Iwo Jima)
2011 was a sad year for us in that we lost our founder, Major General Fred Haynes, USMC, soon after our annual Reunion and Educational Symposium in February. There will be a special memorial service in March 2012 for Fred on the Black Sands of Iwo Jima after the annual Reunion of Honor. The memorial will be attended by his widow Bonnie Arnold Haynes and some of his children, as well as other relatives and friends. I hope that you can join us.
Please make plans to also attend the annual Reunion and Educational Symposium at Arlington and Quantico, Virginia, in February, 2012. At both events, the Reunion and Symposium and Reunion of Honor, we will honor the "Fighting Seabees" who fought side by side with us during this grueling battle with both the Japanese, as well as the elements, on Iwo Jima!
Please note: We welcome as IJAA members, sons, daughters,.... any descendant or friend of an Iwo Jima veteran to join our ranks and assist us in perpetuating the history of Iwo Jima.
Sincere fraternal regards, we look forward to seeing you at one (or both) of the commemorations listed above!
| L.F. "Larry" Snowden LtGen USMC (Ret) Chairman | H.C. "Hank" Stackpole LtGen USMC (Ret) President |