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One of my high school teachers was a Marine on Iwo. Japanese troops would "reappear" in bunkers that had been cleared, due to their tunnels. The Marines brought cement mixers ashore. They ran 24/7 making cement that was used to close off troublesome bunkers. He has always wondered how many Japanese were 'buried alive". He was never able to forget the sound of the mixers.

My father in law, Jack Creviston, was among those members of the Third Marine Division who were on Iwo. He had also been in the assault on Guam, and Guadalcanal. On Iwo he was a rifleman, and a stretcher-bearer, but his primary job in the third division was the band. Nonetheless, he saw combat and was wounded on Guam and on Iwo Jima. He returned home after the war and worked at the Los Alamos Laboratory as a security guard. After hostilities ended on Iwo Jima, The Third Marine Division band played at the dedication of the American cemetery on Iwo Jima, an event which was filmed and is now on youtube. Jack died in 1964, long before I married his daughter. I did get to see him in the film however, playing his trombone in the band. Thanks for what you did, Jack.

My great uncle Don Eisenhauer sacrificed his life in the battle of Iwo Jima. Thank you for educating me on the nature of this fierce battle and thank you to everyone who served and lost their lives.

"Letters from Iwo Jima" is a really great movie about the battle. It is one of my favorite movies of all time.

I am a Marine (no longer active) who was honored enough to get to land on Iwo Jima with the 1st battalion 1st Marines on a West pack in 90. We did an amphibious landing according to our history. I'm telling you... having the tracks stop, the landing doors open and we walked up the sand bar.. The feeling was beyond humbling.. To stand there.. where our brothers had.. looking up a Suribachi... We performed our re-enlistment and awards ceremony on the island.. I will never forget that..

As Churchill said ."Everyone talks about fighting to the last man, but only the Japanese do it.". Got to admire their tenacity and bravery.

日本語でもなかなか知ることが出来ない情報の発信に感謝致します。

In memory of my friend Cpl. Raulo R. Malm USMC wounded twice there. Was an honor to know him.

TRUE FACT: It is astonishing to note that even with Iwo Jima being as small as it is, just several miles long, that the last Japanese surrendered there on January 6, 1949, well over THREE YEARS after the battle.

Thanks!