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...Iwo Jima Memorial in Newington for a ceremony that pays tribute to those who survived the World War II Pacific Battle of Iwo Jima. The foundation hopes to raise enough funds to pay the annual costs necessary to maintain the monument and park. All proceeds...
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New Britain Herald
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This will be the bloodiest fight in Marine Corps history. We'll catch seven kinds of hell on the beaches, and that will be just the beginning. The fighting will be fierce, and the casualties will be awful, but my Marines will take the damned island. Lieutenant General Holland M. "Howlin' Mad" Smith, USMC
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www.romanoarchives.tk http 1945 Raw Kodachrome 16mm footage. The landings on Iwo Jima seen exclusively from the sky.Music score (Demo Only) added in 2011 by ROMANO-ARCHIVES (MoozE - Firestarter - 06-Butcher's Tunnels - Firestarter Soundtrack). Encoded by ROMANO-ARCHIVES. "SUBSCRIBING to this Channel is a MUST for researchers and RARE HISTORICAL FOOTAGE fans!!!" V. Romano This is a clip from the ROMANO-ARCHIVES' new website "Unknown World War 2 in Color"-"Pacific & Japan" section. At: www.unknownww2incolor.tk Visit also www.romanoarchives.tk or http A silent copy of this footage in good quality is available for licensing or private use. Hi-Res videos from our Collections are available on DVD, CD or directly in your inbox. Clips and movies can also be downloaded from our servers using a PW or uploaded by us to your FTP.
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...Friday, it was reported that two mass graves had been found on the island of Iwo Jima. It has been more than 65 years since the Battle of Iwo Jima. That battle was a hard-fought one, and many Japanese soldiers committed ritual suicide rather than be captured....
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Huliq.com
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...-- Two mass graves that may hold the remains of up to 2,000 Japanese soldiers have been discovered on the island of Iwo Jima, one of the bloodiest and most iconic battlesites of World War II, a report and officials said Friday. A team of Japanese searchers...
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FOX News
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Documentary short film depicting the American assault on the Japanese-held island of Iwo Jima and the massive battle that raged on that key island in the Allied advance on Japan. Nominated for a Best Documentary, Short Subjects Oscar in 1946
Excellent documentary about the landing and key battles on Iwo Jima during world war 2.
Andrew Sweeney spoke with two Iwo Jima vets and others at the Senior Center prior to their departure for the State House in Boston for an Anniversary celebration of the invasion of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, 65 years ago.
An Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary, this 20 minute Technicolor production unfolds with graphic energy the nearly month long battle for Iwo Jima, a volcanic island lying 700 miles southeast of Japan, in which 20000 Japanese and nearly 7000 American fighting men were killed, a struggle eternalized by Joe Rosenthal's photograph of five Marines and a Navy corpsman raising a giant US flag atop 550 foot high Mt. Suribachi, cinematically captured here in this well-edited (by Warner Bros.) effort.
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MERRIS, Richard Delmar age 85, of Waynesville, Ohio passed away peacefully at home with family on Monday, December 21, 2009. He was born on June 22, 1924 and was originally from Mechanicsburg PA. and was preceded in death by his
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Dayton Daily News
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“In the fall of 1943, two young Marines armed with weekend passes and round-trip tickets boarded a bus from Camp Lejeune to your fair city, Wilmington.
“One was a redheaded young man of 18 named Robert Shoemake. The other was Joe Russell, just
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Wilmington Star-News
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20091208/articles/912089991
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Today is the 68th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. President Franklin Roosevelt memorably described December 7, 1941, as a “date that will live in infamy,” but as the number of veterans and the witnesses of that war dwindle, its
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Commentary
http://www.commentarymagazine.com/blogs/index.php/tobin/190272
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State Treasurer Grady Patterson has weathered many political storms during his 34 years in office, but the 2006 election may be a test for 8-year-old Democrat. He is the last of the old-guard Democrats that once ruled statewide politics. Photographer:
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Anderson Independent-Mail
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2009/dec/07/judge-anderson-remembers-patterson/
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Note from Hot Air management: This section is for comments from Hot Air's community of registered readers. Please don't assume that Hot Air management agrees with or otherwise endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder:
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Hot Air
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/12/07/always-remember-68th-anniversary-of-pearl-harbor/
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Mr. Leonard is a freelance journalist and regular contributor to HNN. For more information please visit his website at www.aaronleonard.net
James Bradley author of “Flags of Our Fathers” and “Flyboys” has just published The Imperial Cruise: A Secret
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History News Network
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No figure in American film has had quite the third act of Clint Eastwood. With such movies as Mystic River, Letters From Iwo Jima and Gran Torino, he has consolidated a reputation as one of the finest directors working today. The Hollywood Reporter
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Chicago Sun-Times
http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/movies/1921310,clint-eastwood-invictus-120609.article
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Wow, talk about ripping the nose off of an icon.
In his first book, "Flags of our Fathers," author James Bradley, the son of one of the flag raisers at Iwo Jima, explored the true story behind the mythic moment that came to represent the fighting in
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Jacksonville.com
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James Rundles' dream as a youngster was driven by watching war movies.
"I always wanted to know what I would look like in those Marine Corps dress blues," he says. "Man, those things were sharp."
That changed when World War II erupted. "I was working
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The Clarion-Ledger
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20091206/FEAT05/912060306/1263/RSS
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Jack Griffith Pickens, 87, retired pipeline executive; Lt. J. G., US Navy serving in the battles of Leyte, Guam, Okinawa, and Iwo Jima; prominent
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Tulsa World
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The picture of Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima's Mt. Suribachi came to symbolize American courage and patriotism.
When Ira Hayes was alive, his image was captured in one of the most famous war photographs ever taken — the World War II image of U.S.
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USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-12-03-ira-hayes_N.htm?csp=34
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Two years ago Clooney won best actor for "Michael Clayton." His "Good Night, and Good Luck" was voted best picture of 2005. Clint's "Letters From Iwo Jima" won best picture of 2006 and "Mystic River" best flick of 2003. Last year he won best actor for "
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Los Angeles Times
http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/12/national-board-of-review-news.html
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For 14 Fox Run resident veterans, Nov. 14 was all about memories—recalling their military service during World War II and the memories they will share of their whirlwind visit to Washington, D.C. as participants in Honor Flight.
The day began for Bill
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HometownLife.com
http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20091203/NEWS13/912030419/1030/rss09
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Six Marines are credited with saving the lives of countless comrades and securing an American victory during the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima. These six, part of 29 original Navajo code talkers, decoded more than 800 coded messages during the first
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DVIDS
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When Ira Hayes was alive, his image was captured in one of the most famous battle photographs ever taken - the World War II picture of U.S. Marines raising the flag over Iwo Jima.
Now, more than a half-century later, it turns out that Hayes' image also
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AZ Central.com
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To be a successful director in Hollywood, you need talent; a vision; a knack for picking the right material and projects and stars; and all the leadership qualities necessary to marshal and inspire a small army of actors, crew members and
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Variety
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Dirty Harry as a gentle, sensitive mentor? Well, that's how a generation of young actors sees the gruff, grizzly, monosyllabic guy.
Four-time Oscar winner (and Thalberg recipient) Clint Eastwood may have given them plenty of lessons in tough love
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Variety
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United States Marine Corps Cpl. Alan R. Auger was 22 years old when he gave his life for his country during Operation Desert Storm on March 8, 1991.
Stephanie L. Auger, the 2-year-old daughter he left behind, is a 20-year-old nursing student at the
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette
http://www.telegram.com/article/20091130/NEWS/911300382/1003/rss01&source=rss
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There is no massive statue at Sagami Bay of an angel with a sword and a coronet. No rows of white crosses above "99 Beach."
The Yushukan is a Japanese War Museum housed next door to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. A fully restored A6M
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eTaiwan News
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places like Saipan and Okinawa, Japanese committed suicide rather than surrender to U.S. forces. The kamikazi attack became a routine and fearsome weapon in the last-ditch months of the fanatical Japanese resistance.
Could America galvanize as a
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Inside Bay Area
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On a crisp fall day in a cemetery in Queens, a Marine Corps honor guard blew taps over the country's oldest female Marine.
Sgt. Miriam Cohen did not die jumping on a hand grenade, or storming the beaches of Normandy or battling the Japanese on Iwo
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Rantburg
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?D=2009-11-25&ID=284196
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TOKYO — There is no massive statue at Sagami Bay of an angel with a sword and a coronet. No rows of white crosses above "99 Beach."
Narita is just an international airport. Yokohama, a seaside metropolis. The Great Buddha sits peacefully among the
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Ventura County Star
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2009/nov/24/target-tokyo-invasion-japan-never-happened/?partner=RSS
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It wasn't Verona. It was San Angelo. They weren't the Capulets and Montagues. They were named Falcon and Zuniga.
But the two big Mexican American families in San Angelo were rivals, Margaret Atcheson said. No one knows now what stirred the bad blood,
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San Antonio Express
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A CSU emeritus professor has received one of Japan's highest honors for his help in tracking down the suspects in two sarin gas attacks in the 1990s.
Anthony Tu earlier this month received the the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon
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The Coloradoan
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20091123/UPDATES01/91123007/1002/rss
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If every conflict produces one iconic image, 26/11’s is undoubtedly Sebastian D’Souza’s photo of Ajmal Kasab, frozen mid-rampage at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. It is the equivalent of the man in front of the tank at Tiananmen Square, the soldiers
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livemint.com
http://www.livemint.com/2009/11/23002231/The-wrong-place-at-the-right-t.html
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Miriam Cohen's niece, Debra Allee, receives the flag at her aunt's funeral. Cohen, who passed away on Veteran's Day at age 101, was the nation's oldest female marine.
Cohen joined the WWII women Marines at age 35 in 1943, and also served in the
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New York Daily News
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Former JUGGERNAUT vocalist Harlan Glenn will host "Battle Rats: Iwo Jima", which premieres Sunday, November 22 at 10:00 p.m. and repeats at 1:00 a.m. the following day on the Military Channel. A trailer for the show can be viewed below.
Glenn, an
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Blabbermouth
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New York state always wants more
The State University of New York just recently announced that enrollment is at an all-time high more than 460,000 students. The more than 25,000 new students generate millions in increased revenue. Then right on the
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20091120/OPINION03/911200316/1008/RSS04
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Battleground: Release Date: November 9, 1949; B/W; Winner of two Academy Awards (nominated for 6, including Best Picture).
They Were Expendable: Release Date: December 20, 1945; B/W; Nominated for two Academy Rewards.
Twelve O’Clock High:
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Town Hall
http://grayghost.blogtownhall.com/2009/11/20/my_top_ten_favorite_war_movies.thtml
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Given that the United States was up against two military powers in Germany and Japan during World War II, and some American GIs spent more than three years fighting abroad before they were able to return home, it would seem that the hardship hardly
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The Stamford Advocate
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Many people don't really need a Money Coach (Financial Advisor) because they can manage their financial life better than any outsider. However, some of us do need a Money Coach. How can we tell? Here's a list:
You think 401(k) is the toll road to the
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Associated Content
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Four Greater New Haven residents were among 11 veterans to receive a prestigious honor Tuesday when they were inducted into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame.
Honorees include Shelton resident Alphonse N. Sabetta; Branford resident John “Jack”
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New Haven Register
http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2009/11/18/news/b1-revetshonor-art.txt
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MERCERSBURG, Pa. - Howard H. Bucy Jr., 85, of Mercersburg, Pa., died at 3:27 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at the Chambersburg Hospital, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Williamsport, Pa., on Feb. 12, 1924. He later was a resident of Hagerstown,
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The Herald-Mail Online
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EWING — For some men the call to service fades when the military garb is mothballed and the rigors of working and raising a family set in.
But for retired Army Maj. Gen. George J. Betor, serving his country and his community was a lifelong dedication
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NJ.com
http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2009/11/betor_remembered_as_top-notch.html
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The elite Marine unit of Navajo soldiers whose cryptic code remained unbroken during World War II was honored at the annual Veterans' Day parade in New York City. The Code Talkers are using their trip as a bid to raise funds for a museum to honor their
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Voice of America
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NEW YORK The famed Navajo Code Talkers, the elite Marine unit whose unbreakable code stymied the Japanese in World War II, fear their legacy will die with them.
Only about 50 of the 400 Code Talkers are believed to be still alive, most living in the
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The Honolulu Advertiser
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There is no massive statue at Sagami Bay of an angel with a sword and a coronet. No rows of white crosses above “99 Beach.”
Narita is just an international airport. Yokohama, a seaside metropolis. The Great Buddha sits peacefully among the trees of
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The Orange County Register
http://www.ocregister.com/travel/-219430--.html
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From the diary of John "Bob" Breen, April 9, 1945:
"4:20 a.m. There was a tremendous explosion -- I was thrown from my bunk and the ship rolled to port (left) real hard. I tried to get to my feet as it came back to center again. ... I grabbed my pants,
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Salina Journal Online
http://www.salina.com/News/Story/Veteran-11-12
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