Editor,
This week marks the 70th anniversary of the fighting on the island of Iwo Jima — a 35-day battle from Feb. 19 to March 26 — which was one of the most ferocious engagements in all of the Pacific Theatre. Many Americans have seen the iconic photo of our Marines raising the flag on Mt. Suribachi, but many have forgotten — or never learned — of the horrific cost of victory: 6,821 Marines were killed and 19,217 were wounded in the fighting. My uncle, at the time a 27-year-old Navy corpsman, treated many of the wounded; some of whom looked barely old enough to shave. May we never forget the sacrifice of these noble men who answered our country’s call, and may their blessed souls rest forever in peace.
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