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Title: Iwo Jima in 1945
Post by: Brian Massey on September 21, 2011, 08:58:47 AM

A friend sent me this link; really great photos.

Brian

http://picasaweb.google.com/7thfighter/IwoJima?authkey=Gv1sRgCIW06db_6oth&feat=email#slideshow/5299163150448181842 (http://picasaweb.google.com/7thfighter/IwoJima?authkey=Gv1sRgCIW06db_6oth&feat=email#slideshow/5299163150448181842)

Title: Re: Iwo Jima in 1945
Post by: Chad Hill on September 22, 2011, 10:54:49 AM

Looking towards Mount Suribachi, 1986. I had flown in for refueling and spent several hours walking along the beach. At the time of this photo I didn't realize it, but I was overlooking the approximate area where GySgt. John Basilone (Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, Purple Heart) met his fate-