He says he should be getting credit for it... c'mon, man, they're a legend. It doesn't matter if their specific names are remembered. They'll be remembered 200 years from now.
As far as Japan? What should Americans have done with a thousand B-29s and two nukes? Those bombs weren't laser guided. Yes, Civilians died. Sorry, but more (all together now...) would have died in an invasion! Japan is lucky it got it's country back at all. If we are as evil as everyone says we would have ket it and added another star to Both the first and second flags.
Those Marines were all heroes, but they had to have known about the second flag raising. It was on the front page of every paper, The first stamp with live people on it, the war bond drive with the three living raisers raised more money than all previous combined. That picture was everywhere.
A good number of Marines that survived the landing didn't go home right away. They ended up as occupying troops in Japan at the end of the war or in China. There was no world wide web so it's no surprise that they didn't see the photo until some time later.
Such Crap. In 1940 England was on the ropes, saved by Lend Lease from the US and mistakes by Germany's leaders. But for this you'd be speaking Gemman today. Now go and say "Ahem, we once had an empire". Yeah, and Monty(Armheim Screwup) would have been Emperor.
Tokyo citizen never foregt American atrocity. Get out from all of American!! You inherited bloody and brutal grandfathers' DNA. American grandfather were more evil than Nazi-Germany. You American don't have qualification to come to Japan.Get out from American soldiers!!
America itself is NOT justice BUT evil more than NAZI-Germany. American mind is NAZI's spirit. The United States bombed aim at innocent and non-armed Japanese women and children with laughing and without hesitation. The number of victims by US Air Force's discriminate bombing reached more than 800,000. This number includes Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Tokyo bombing and so on.
Actually it was Germany that started the way, Japan attacked the U.S to avoid confrontation with Germany.. Well thats what I read anyway, I may be wrong.
Japan started the war with the US and Germany declared war on the US a couple days after. The Japaneese did not declare war on the US until after Pearl Harbor, by the way. Japan was in no danger from Germany as they were allies during the war.
TAMAGAWABOAT, do some research on The Rape of Nanking. Your "righteous" Japanese soldiers were responsible for murdering 200,000 innocent Chinese, in addition to countless other atrocities and crimes against humanity. Then, if you haven't been horrified enough, read about the Bataan Death March. Your country deserved every bit of what they got.
Im suprized the Americans actually hit Hiroshima, the U.S air force at the time claimed that they could "Land a bomb in a jam jar".. but they missed the German bunkers completely at Omaha, no bomb craters we're even on the beach, being why they lost 6 thousand and more soldiers. No offence Americans, just making a point.
They weren't my words. They were from a documetary. I know they landed in the wrong area, I also know the marines climbed up a cliff face at Point Du-Hoc which was a flanking maneouvre so that the US could destroy the artillery guns a couple of miles inland, which were damaging the destroyers off shore.
My Dad was in the 5th Marines and did 31 days on Iwo. Later in his life he fondly recalled each February the landing on the 19th the flag raising five days later but most of all his being evacuated 31 days later. God Bless ALL those brave Marines. Smper Fi
I love the back ground music. Well done.
CitizenSoldiers 3 years ago
TAMAGAWABOAT you're a clown. =)
emmthreejonny 4 years ago
Clown...Nah...try IDIOT, and an uninformed one at that.
8301968 4 years ago
He says he should be getting credit for it... c'mon, man, they're a legend. It doesn't matter if their specific names are remembered. They'll be remembered 200 years from now.
Mindraker1 4 years ago
As far as Japan? What should Americans have done with a thousand B-29s and two nukes? Those bombs weren't laser guided. Yes, Civilians died. Sorry, but more (all together now...) would have died in an invasion! Japan is lucky it got it's country back at all. If we are as evil as everyone says we would have ket it and added another star to Both the first and second flags.
B17MIKE 4 years ago
Those Marines were all heroes, but they had to have known about the second flag raising. It was on the front page of every paper, The first stamp with live people on it, the war bond drive with the three living raisers raised more money than all previous combined. That picture was everywhere.
B17MIKE 4 years ago
A good number of Marines that survived the landing didn't go home right away. They ended up as occupying troops in Japan at the end of the war or in China. There was no world wide web so it's no surprise that they didn't see the photo until some time later.
92naz32 3 years ago
To be honest, American were no better then the Japanese, Japanese bombed Pearl harbor.. so America a-bombed Hiroshima.. America still rules though
S0ld1erH3lly 4 years ago
Such Crap. In 1940 England was on the ropes, saved by Lend Lease from the US and mistakes by Germany's leaders. But for this you'd be speaking Gemman today. Now go and say "Ahem, we once had an empire". Yeah, and Monty(Armheim Screwup) would have been Emperor.
8301968 4 years ago
Check out my latest video: A Tribute to Charles W. Lindberg and the marines on Iwo Jima.
It's called "Fly It High."
Johnfern99 4 years ago
Get out from Japan, allof American soldiers!!
TAMAGAWABOAT 4 years ago
Tokyo citizen never foregt American atrocity. Get out from all of American!! You inherited bloody and brutal grandfathers' DNA. American grandfather were more evil than Nazi-Germany. You American don't have qualification to come to Japan.Get out from American soldiers!!
TAMAGAWABOAT 4 years ago
America itself is NOT justice BUT evil more than NAZI-Germany. American mind is NAZI's spirit. The United States bombed aim at innocent and non-armed Japanese women and children with laughing and without hesitation. The number of victims by US Air Force's discriminate bombing reached more than 800,000. This number includes Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Tokyo bombing and so on.
TAMAGAWABOAT 4 years ago
Then hirohito should have surrendered before any of that happened. Japan started the war and had no problems killing millions of Asians. Hypocrite.
badleeroy 4 years ago
Actually it was Germany that started the way, Japan attacked the U.S to avoid confrontation with Germany.. Well thats what I read anyway, I may be wrong.
S0ld1erH3lly 4 years ago
Japan started the war with the US and Germany declared war on the US a couple days after. The Japaneese did not declare war on the US until after Pearl Harbor, by the way. Japan was in no danger from Germany as they were allies during the war.
badleeroy 4 years ago
TAMAGAWABOAT, do some research on The Rape of Nanking. Your "righteous" Japanese soldiers were responsible for murdering 200,000 innocent Chinese, in addition to countless other atrocities and crimes against humanity. Then, if you haven't been horrified enough, read about the Bataan Death March. Your country deserved every bit of what they got.
docj72 4 years ago
Im suprized the Americans actually hit Hiroshima, the U.S air force at the time claimed that they could "Land a bomb in a jam jar".. but they missed the German bunkers completely at Omaha, no bomb craters we're even on the beach, being why they lost 6 thousand and more soldiers. No offence Americans, just making a point.
S0ld1erH3lly 4 years ago
@S0ld1erH3lly um...dude... you do know at Omaha the troops landed in the wrong area right?
no Offense but you should study a bit more about Omaha beach.
Dogmeat1950 1 year ago
@Dogmeat1950
They weren't my words. They were from a documetary. I know they landed in the wrong area, I also know the marines climbed up a cliff face at Point Du-Hoc which was a flanking maneouvre so that the US could destroy the artillery guns a couple of miles inland, which were damaging the destroyers off shore.
S0ld1erH3lly 1 year ago
"They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!"
PADREJOHN 4 years ago
god bless those marines for giving their lives for freedom.
PADREJOHN 4 years ago
God Bless the U.S. Marines who gave their lives on Iwo Jima. Semper Fi.
FlyingV1984 4 years ago
My Dad was in the 5th Marines and did 31 days on Iwo. Later in his life he fondly recalled each February the landing on the 19th the flag raising five days later but most of all his being evacuated 31 days later. God Bless ALL those brave Marines. Smper Fi
mhp237 5 years ago
All hail the marines..it's their victory.semper fi
SagaraGunso 5 years ago
thank you to these fine young old men
katlady927 5 years ago
Salutes to these fine men. Blessings. Semper Fi.
~from USA Vet, 3d Bde 82d Abn Div, RVN 68-69~
paideuma 5 years ago