60 years ago on Iwo

[300wsm]

My dad landed on the island and so I was doing some searching and came across this, a few I have heard of and a few I did not know about

http://www.angelfire.com/nc3/dshunting0/famousformer.html

 

[noharleyyet]

Excellent post.

 

[ELKCHSR]

That's pretty cool, who would have guessed PeeWee Herman had been a Marine at one time...

 

[Elkhunter]

Pretty interesting. Thanks!!!!!

 

[noharleyyet]

If you haven't read "The Flags of our Fathers" by john Bradley's son yet, I highly reccommend it. One of the best accounts of Iwo Jima I've heard of.