Clash of Codes on Iwo Jima and the Marine Way
A vivid account contrasts two warrior codes on Iwo Jima one third the size of Manhattan. It traces Bushido and samurai honor against US Marines discipline and tactics in the brutal island campaign 1945, noting Kuribayashi's cave fortress and the heavy Allied bombardment and casualties.
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Iwo Jima veteran recalls lost friend and last moments
Marine Pic. William Jennings Bryan Jr. aged 19 died on Iwo Jima amid brutal shelling after landing February 19, 1945. He fought in D Company and witnessed Mount Suribachi flag raising as casualties surged. Philomena Orth remains with his memory as Pentagon records note 26,000 casualties in the battle.
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