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Sullivan, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Honoring the 80th Anniversary of Iwo Jima

By Office of Senator Dan Sullivan on Feb 20, 2025   Featured, State  

Sullivan, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Honoring the 80th Anniversary of Iwo Jima

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), introduced a resolution with his Senate colleagues recognizing the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, which began on February 19, 1945, and lasted until March 26, 1945.  “Eighty years ago, the brave […]

‘It Was a Real Killing Field’ – Remembering Iwo Jima

By Dr. Paul Kengor on Feb 19, 2015   Featured, Op/Ed and the Editor  

‘It Was a Real Killing Field’ – Remembering Iwo Jima

On February 19, 1945, 20-year-old Bill Young of Mooresville, North Carolina, disembarked an LST on a miserable hunk of black rock called Iwo Jima. He was part of a 75-mile-long convoy of ships preparing to dislodge the Japanese from this volcanic remnant of an island. The territory was formally part of Japan, meaning it was […]

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