Iwo Jima (KB 8), Part Two

Published: Oct. 20, 2021, 3 p.m.

On February 19, 1945, 40,000 Marines landed on Iwo Jima, and many more would follow. Within four days, they had taken the summit of Mt. Suribachi, a key position that commanded the entire island, and had raised an enormous flag (an event made famous...