Iwo Jima pics (UPDATE w/more pics) big!

Warbirds

Here are a few more pics this was originally posted on memorial day, but I was having trouble with photobucket for some reason.










This one was taken from the top of Mt. Suribachi


I'm having a little trouble with photobucket but I'll try and post more a little later. If you are unaware we gave Iwa Jima back to Japan, and there is no American flag flown on the island anymore.

Cubslover

Very cool. Thanks for sharing!

restoreguy

Dave,
Where did those pictures come from...???

kristov

If you are unaware we gave Iwa Jima back to Japan, and there is no American flag flown on the island anymore.

Interesting photos. Iwo Jima was returned to Japan in the middle of 1968 so it has been a while! I'm sure the Japanese find the idea of flying an American flag over their territory about as popular as many of our GB members find the flying of a Mexican flagin this country. Yea, we captured the island and won the war but the island is no longer our property. We gave up Iwo Jima but the Russians are still holding onto a large portion of Japanese territory captured/annexed at the close of WWII and seem to have no intention of handing it back.

DancesWithSheep

As far as I'm concerned, one of the most sacred places on earth. I cannot believe how innocent the world was then. Thanks, Dave.

Spider7115

I've had the honor of viewing both of the actual flags raised on Mt. Suribachi and the privilege of sitting with Felix DeWeldon, sculptor of the Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington at the Marine Corps birthday, just 2 months before he passed away. You can't look at that memorial without feeling proud to be an American.

tazzer

cool pic,s thanks for the post.
taz

boeboe

more!

jwade311

Awesome Pics!! Must be a once in a lifetime chance to be able to visit a place like that. Thanks again.

CJ7nvrstk

Great post. Thanks for sharing.

bang250

Incredible!! Thanks

COLT

...very nice pics...I look at Mt. Surabachi pic, and I see what veiw, the japs had of our Marines, to reign down rounds on 'em, very, very "humbling(?), I don't have a, or the words for how it makes me feel.

...The same/similar thoughts of the cave pics...the thought of the hell of going in those. The hell the whole Island was.

...My Uncle landed on Iwo, sometime (weeks?) later he heard something behind him, turned,...and was bayonetted thru the back, since he turned, more to his side...I have the bayo.
Thanks for the pics...[;)]

jimbowby

[8D]-Thanx--It looks so peaceful amd calm!! Who'd a thunk about a long time ago--

Spider7115

Here are a few pics of my friend, James Bradley (on the left in the top pic), and his family at Iwo Jima in 1997. James' dad was John "Doc" Bradley, the Navy Corpsman who was one of the Iwo Jima flag raisers. James is also the author of "Flags of our fathers" and sent me an inscribed copy.

TheBrassMan

Humbling Pictures.
My mother still have pictures of my father when he was in the Phillipins(sp).
He lived with the natives and ran a radio behind Jap lines.

Wish I could share some with you also.

plains scout

Privileged. That is the only word to describe your experience.

11BravoCrunchie

Awesome pics, Dave.

Anyone been to Saipan and have pics?

My grandpa fought with the Army on Saipan, and did various odd-jobs after the island was secure, including guard prisoners, drive a water truck up and down the mountain, and cut hair, all while awaiting the invasion of Japan with orders to fight in it.

He also told me about one of their many boredom-inspired adventures. He was a Staff Sergeant, and he and his squad once tried to drive a Japanese "jeep" into their barraks. I guess they almost succeeded, they just didn't have enough space to turn it, and the building wasn't as wide as the "jeep" was long.

11BravoCrunchie

Awesome pics, Dave.

Anyone been to Saipan and have pics?

My grandpa fought with the Army on Saipan, and did various odd-jobs after the island was secure, including guard prisoners, drive a water truck up and down the mountain, and cut hair, all while awaiting the invasion of Japan with orders to fight in it.

He also told me about one of their many boredom-inspired adventures. He was a Staff Sergeant, and he and his squad once tried to drive a Japanese "jeep" into their barraks. I guess they almost succeeded, they just didn't have enough space to turn it, and the building wasn't as wide as the "jeep" was long.

Unfortunatly, at 83, he's no longer fighting our nation's enemies, but his own; and he's loosing his battle with lymphoma. I hope he makes it until Christmas, so he can see me come home from this "war."