Letters from Iwo Jima

Iwo Jima, along with many other objectives in the Pacific, have come under scrutiny from many historians. Burrell, specifically, criticized the most senior officers of the U.S. armed forces at the time over their incompetence and rivalry. He proved that their indifference resulted in a senseless and bloody loss of Marine life. Nearly a third of all Marines who died in World War II, lost their lives on Iwo Jima. These losses though, were twisted into a public relations masquerade which resulted…

Battle of Iwo Jima Rough Draft “Victory In War, Because there is no greater glory than raising your flag over the slayin’ Enemy” (_____). Iwo Jima soldiers were as young as 15 years of age when they enlisted for the Military. The Battle of Iwo Jima was one of the bloodiest battles in American History that had ended in horrid deaths. Before the battle commenced the Navy and Marines began to speculate if there were any Japanese forces left on the island since Naval ships had unleashed waves of…

Marines are raising the american flag over a mountain? Well, that photo is from one of the most major battles in world war II called the battle of Iwo jima. The island was owned by Japan, the Japanese wanted to fortify Iwo jima because the U.S. decided to take Iwo jima to themselves to use it as a new base for bombs and fighter planes. So, Japan and the U.S. decided to fight for the island in a battle. The battle of Iwo jima happened 72 years ago and has been named the 10th most lethal…

know one thing for sure: you are part of a team, a band of brothers, and prepared to pay the ultimate price for any of them. This was exactly the case for the thousands among thousands of Marines that showed themselves in the historic Battle of Iwo Jima. The book Flags of Our Fathers describes this brutal thirty-six day battle, and takes us in depth with 6 of our nation's heroes; “The Flag Raisers:” Cpl. Harlon Block, Navy Pharmacist's Mate John Bradley, Cpl. Rene Gagnon, PFC Franklin Sousley,…

I would like to start my image analysis with the picture called “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima” by Joe Rosenthal, 1945. I feel that this image shows that even in a time of war American soldiers stood together to put up the flag of the United States of America. Our flag is being lifted to what seems to be about 5 men they have taken time out of their battle to lift the flag. Around these men it seems to be a wreckage around them maybe this area was bombed and everything came down as well as the…

February 18th, 1945, United States’ marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima in order to fight the Japanese during World War II. Five days later, four marines and a navy corpsman were pictured raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi. The photo “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima” was a part of a war-bond poster, and even on a postage stamps. (“Joe…”, 1) It can be said that the flag raising is one of the most recognizable photos from American history, and for good reason. This photo shows deep…

truths behind that sight. This Movie about the raising of the flag shows much more about how the battle of Iwo Jima played out. Flag for Our Fathers is a movie that is based upon three men that helped to raise the United States Flag over Iwo Jima. The plot of this movie was very moving and genuine. These three Men have been depicted as heroes because they lifted the flag pole over Iwo Jima, which didn’t sit well with…

Abdulaziz Almurad JOUR 250 Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima: A Critical Analysis Inventory: On Mount Suribachi, as the Americans were fighting against the Japanese during World War II, a group of American military men are raising the American flag. The Marines seem to be struggling to raise the flag as their bodies are tight, rigid, and muscular, and they look to be putting in all of their strength and energy in order to make sure that the flag is firmly entrenched in the high mound of debris –…

He spent eleven of his twenty-nine years of service in amphibian tractor battalions. These were similar to the ones used at Tarawa. Colonel Alexander used several sources including translated Japanese war documents, numerous interviews from mentors, and accounts from officers stationed on Betio Island in his writing. In the book Alexander gives an authoritative account regarding the tactics that were used, the leadership, the new ideas,…

The storyline of the book is about James Bradley’s father ’s war experience. It is based on the memories of Iwo Jima and raising of the flag. After his father's death in 1994, James found a letter his father had written to his parents from Iwo Jima, calling the flag raising "the happiest moment" of his life. It is from the letter that James made the book “Flags of our Father.” In chapter two, James wrote about each one of the flag raisers and their stories. One of them is John Bradley,…