Tomorrow, Wednesday February 19, 2020 marks the 75 anniversary of the start of the battle for IWO JIMA. Let us not forget the cost. May they all Rest in Peace
5931 Marines Killed 7272 Wounded
881 Navy men Killed including 195 Corpsman 2798 Wounded
9 Army Killed 28 Wounded
The second flag raising was accomplished by 6 men , 5 Marines and one Navy Corpsman, of those 3 died during the rest of the battle and one was wounded.
40 men climbed that volcano to raise the flag, of those 40 only 4 left IWO without being killed or wounded.
US Battle casualties vary slightly depending on the source.
There were over 21,000 Japanese soldiers on Iwo Jima, of those over 20,000 were killed