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We have begun planning for the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, which will take place in 2020. We are working to locate ANY surviving veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima to add them to the roster of surviving veterans and to discuss having them take part in the Anniversary events in 2020.

If you are a veteran of the Battle of Iwo Jima, please GO HERE and fill out the form below with your contact information, and advise us when the best time to discuss adding your name to the veterans' roster and possible interest in the Anniversary events.

If you know of a living veteran of the Battle of Iwo Jima, please GO HERE and fill out the form below with your contact information and as much as possible of the contact information of the surviving veteran.


Fraternally,
Norm


Norman H. Smith
LtGen USMC (Ret)
President/CEO
Iwo Jima Association of America (IJAA)
PO Box #680
Quantico, VA 22134

used with permission by D. J. Richter ©2013

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The wheels hit the steaming tarmac on my island – Iwo To, they now call it. Outside of the scratched Plexiglas, a line of Japanese officers stand in the sun. Eyes wide, I steal a glance across the aisle, seeing him lost in thought as he views my island.

On his island, the sheets of rain obscure the view - Iwo Jima, they were told. The boat to starboard collapses under strain, as he watches friends sucked under, not yet paralyzed by fear nor numb to the pain. His knuckles whiten on his rifle as he turns back, staring towards the men and officers hidden in the mountain.

Saying good bye to one of our own. Semper Fi

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