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Veterans, Marines Honor 75th Anniversary of Iwo Jima Battle at Camp Pendleton

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Veterans, Marines Honor 75th Anniversary of Iwo Jima Battle at Camp Pendleton
 
The San Diego Union-Tribune | By Phil Diehl

Marines and sailors gathered at Camp Pendleton on Saturday to remember the historic Battle of Iwo Jima that took place on a rocky island in the Pacific Ocean almost 75 years ago.

"When we got off the ship they told us we've got to have it, whatever the cost. There was no way to back out," said Carlo Romero, 95, a Fallbrook resident who later fought in Korea and Vietnam before he retired as a Marine lieutenant colonel.

The island invasion lasted 36 days, from Feb. 19 to March 26, 1945. More than 100,000 U.S. troops, including 74,000 Marines, fought 21,000 Japanese soldiers deeply entrenched in bunkers and tunnels dug into the volcanic rock.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/02/16/veterans-marines-honor-75th-anniversary-iwo-jima-battle-camp-pendleton.html

Fishrrman:
These days, one small tactical nuke would take care of a place like that in about 15 seconds...

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