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Posted: 3/27/2019 2:47:17 AM EST
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Cool post Op! My grandfather was a seabee in WWII in the south pacific. He died in 1963 before I was born. Wish I knew what islands he had been on. I have no family alive left with info I need to request his service records.
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Posted: 3/27/2019 2:52:55 AM EST
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I wonder how many hundreds of thousands of years it took for the earth to make that volcanic ash for you and all the other yahoos to take and destroy the ecology of sand somebody takes now. |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 4:00:03 AM EST
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I wonder how many hundreds of thousands of years it took for the earth to make that volcanic ash for you and all the other yahoos to take and destroy the ecology 
There is not another post you sir could ever make that I would want to read. |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 4:14:12 AM EST
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My grandfather was a Marine and was wounded at Iwo Jima. Spent 6 months in a hospital recovering. Suffered the rest of his life.
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Posted: 3/27/2019 4:22:27 AM EST
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Very cool!
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Posted: 3/27/2019 4:51:04 AM EST
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I wonder how many hundreds of thousands of years it took for the earth to make that volcanic ash for you and all the other yahoos to take and destroy the ecology |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 4:58:31 AM EST
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Epic OP.
Amazing pictures. |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 5:55:44 AM EST
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Cool post Op! My grandfather was a seabee in WWII in the south pacific. He died in 1963 before I was born. Wish I knew what islands he had been on. I have no family alive left with info I need to request his service records. |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 6:01:31 AM EST
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Thanks for posting this OP. Very cool experience for you.
I had jr high coach/history teacher that was a marine that fought the japs. He was involved in a handful of beach landings, including Iwo Jima. The stories were amazing. Much respect. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Better to remain silent and be thought a fool...... |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 6:56:57 AM EST
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I wonder how many hundreds of thousands of years it took for the earth to make that volcanic ash for you and all the other yahoos to take and destroy the ecology 
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Posted: 3/27/2019 7:00:04 AM EST
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Wow, pretty cool, did not know the Japs controlled the island with an iron grip. May have try that, I was on Guam for 2 years and never even thought about going to Iwo Jima. |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 7:03:26 AM EST
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I wonder how many hundreds of thousands of years it took for the earth to make that volcanic ash for you and all the other yahoos to take and destroy the ecology |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 7:03:58 AM EST
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Interesting
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Posted: 3/27/2019 7:05:11 AM EST
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Has anyone mentioned the delicate ecosystem of that island yet? Because when I think of the fighting that took place on the island and the men that died fighting over that piece of rock the first thing that pops into my mind is the ecosystem.
I think I may go out on my buddy's boat today, kill a sea turtle or two and then dump a quart of oil in the ocean. |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 7:20:38 AM EST
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I wonder how many hundreds of thousands of years it took for the earth to make that volcanic ash for you and all the other yahoos to take and destroy the ecology WHEN IT WAS TURNED INTO A HELLISH LANDSCAPE OF DEATH AND DESTRUCTION DURING WORLD WAR FUCKING TWO. |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 7:21:40 AM EST
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Also: Cool trip, OP. Post more pics if you can!
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Posted: 3/27/2019 8:28:51 AM EST
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Around 30,000 people died on that island in about 3 months or less.
Do they still find human remains I wonder. |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 8:32:41 AM EST
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My step father was offshore on the Benham screening the fleet from air attack.
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Posted: 3/27/2019 8:37:28 AM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I wouldn’t worry so much. Suribachi is still an active volcano. It’s not like it’s going to run out of volcanic sand anytime soon. Iwo Jima has risen more out of the sea since WW2. Those ships wrecked on the shore used to be further out. |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 8:41:55 AM EST
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One of the most awe inspiring days I ever had was flying into IWorks, climbing Surinachi and flying out literally 30 mins before a typhoon struck.
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Posted: 3/27/2019 8:50:20 AM EST
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Around 30,000 people died on that island in about 3 months or less. Do they still find human remains I wonder. Japan plans to develop strong radar to find WWII remains on Iwo Jima CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Japan plans to develop a powerful ground-penetrating radar to help find World War II remains on Iwo To, the iconic island known to Americans as Iwo Jima. The radar’s specifics are unknown, because its development has not yet gone out to bid; however, officials hope it will be able to penetrate deeper than existing systems that can find objects with a diameter of about an inch as deep as 13 feet, or a 20-inch cavity as deep as 33 feet. Nearly $11.9 million has been allocated in fiscal year 2018 to excavation efforts on the island, and part of that money will help pay for the project, a Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare official told Stars and Stripes. “We would like to check [the island] thoroughly,” he said. “The Japanese government needs to work together as one and proceed in order to discover [these] uncollected remains.” The radar’s development is being led by the Ministry of Defense, the official added. The need for a better radar became apparent after 1,798 unsuccessful shallow excavations on Iwo To between 2014 and 2017, the official said. Despite those failures, three anomalies were discovered near the island’s runway in 2012 and 2013 using a radar provided by the Ministry of Defense. Last year, after excavating the site of one of the anomalies, two sets of human remains were found at a depth of about 52 feet, prompting the request for a higher performing radar. Officials said they hope to dig under the runway, should more anomalies be detected by the new radar, but hope to do so in a way that will not disrupt base activities. The runway is used by the Japan Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military during carrier-landing drills. As the United States bore down on the island in February 1945, its approximately 22,000 Japanese defenders burrowed deep into the rock underground, creating a sprawling complex of tunnels and caverns, many of which exist today. In the heavy fighting that followed, about 21,900 Japanese were killed, the Japanese official said. Only 10,410 sets of their remains have been recovered. Of the approximately 70,000 Americans who participated in the 36-day Battle of Iwo Jima, about 6,800 were killed. Of those, 151 American servicemembers – mostly Marines – remain unaccounted for, said Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency spokesman Lt. Col. Kenneth Hoffman. The Marines that stormed the island stronghold took two completed airfields and a third that was under construction, so finding American remains in the area of the runway “is possible.” If American remains are found, information will be provided to DPAA, the Japanese official said. More at link |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 8:56:28 AM EST
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Awesome! Would love to visit it.
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Posted: 3/27/2019 8:59:12 AM EST
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I wonder how many hundreds of thousands of years it took for the earth to make that volcanic ash for you and all the other yahoos to take and destroy the ecology |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 9:12:09 AM EST
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Thank another demorat president for giving it away. Numbnuts Johnson did so in 1968. He's the forerunner to Jimmee Carter.
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Posted: 3/27/2019 9:13:41 AM EST
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Crazy to think of how many men died for what is today an otherwise insignificant piece of land.
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Posted: 3/27/2019 9:15:20 AM EST
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Super cool picture. The old man used to tell stories about that place. He said he used the blade on his dozer as a bullet barrier while they cleared tank traps. Later he bulldozed japs, dead and alive into the surf. That shit haunted him. The only thing he would say about it was "you don't want to know what happened there, don't ever ask me about that place again". Until the day he died, he never would discuss Iwo Jima. I have some pics of the bulldozers, cranes, barracks and such on the island. |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 10:12:29 AM EST
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The husband of one of my paternal aunts, was a Marine that was on Mt Suribachi, when they put up the flag.
I was too young to know any better about the significance, would now liked to have heard more. |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 10:22:39 AM EST
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My grandfather fought there, it's absolutely amazing.
Thanks for posting OP BTW when you get back to Guam, if you have time there are quite of few battle sites there to see. Stop in Jeff's Pirates cove and grab a glass of their lemon tea. |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 10:28:20 AM EST
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Man, always wanted to go there.
I got a rock from Belleau Woods, have I destroyed France? 
ETA: Oh shit, forgot a friend also gave me a rock from Omaha Beach...is the Sea Shepherd going to show up on my doorstep??? 
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Posted: 3/27/2019 10:29:24 AM EST
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I wonder how many hundreds of thousands of years it took for the earth to make that volcanic ash for you and all the other yahoos to take and destroy the ecology 45 - 50 ft of ash have been deposited since the fighting. So what would be the formula to figure out handfuls of ash production per "hundreds of thousands of years". |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 10:29:58 AM EST
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https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/356991/IMG_4751_JPG-891611.JPG Green and Red Beaches from Mt. Suribachi |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 10:30:31 AM EST
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Man, always wanted to go there. I got a rock from Belleau Woods, have I destroyed France? |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 10:31:18 AM EST
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Ohttps://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/356991/IMG_4725_JPG-891594.JPGDuring the 74th Reunion of Honor on Iwo Jima this weekend. Incredible experience being on that island. Collected volcanic ash from Green Beach. Anyone else from ARFCOM there? Hallowed ground. |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 10:31:18 AM EST
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That's awesome, glad you got to experience that.
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Posted: 3/27/2019 10:31:21 AM EST
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I wonder how many hundreds of thousands of years it took for the earth to make that volcanic ash for you and all the other yahoos to take and destroy the ecology |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 10:32:00 AM EST
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Man, always wanted to go there. I got a rock from Belleau Woods, have I destroyed France? Seeing Mt Suribachi is on my bucket list, to the OP thanks for the reminder. |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 10:35:52 AM EST
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I wonder how many hundreds of thousands of years it took for the earth to make that volcanic ash for you and all the other yahoos to take and destroy the ecology OP: very cool. Looks like a scary field of fire over those beaches from up top. |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 10:40:39 AM EST
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Cool post op, thank you for sharing.
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Posted: 3/27/2019 10:44:02 AM EST
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I've been to Iwo twice.
Never been able to take the hike. |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 10:46:07 AM EST
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I wonder how many hundreds of thousands of years it took for the earth to make that volcanic ash for you and all the other yahoos to take and destroy the ecology He's passed on now, so I will speak for him and say, "Fuck off". |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 10:48:47 AM EST
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I wonder how many hundreds of thousands of years it took for the earth to make that volcanic ash for you and all the other yahoos to take and destroy the ecology Quoted:
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The invasion beaches are about 45 feet above sea level now. Trying to resize some pics to post 
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Posted: 3/27/2019 10:52:27 AM EST
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I think Texassooner just became a shoo in for the Arfcom vote of "Least classy post of all time"
And that includes the cockpocalypse. Acockalypse? I forget. |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 10:53:05 AM EST
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That would be a trip to remember. I watched a show where a couple of guys went through some of the Japanese tunnels. There was used equipment strewn everywhere. It was weird to see stuff left just as it was in |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 10:55:02 AM EST
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I wonder how many hundreds of thousands of years it took for the earth to make that volcanic ash for you and all the other yahoos to take and destroy the ecology |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 10:58:57 AM EST
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Very cool, OP. Thank you for sharing. More pics would be awesome if you could post them.
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Posted: 3/27/2019 10:59:04 AM EST
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Super cool picture. The old man used to tell stories about that place. He said he used the blade on his dozer as a bullet barrier while they cleared tank traps. Later he bulldozed japs, dead and alive into the surf. That shit haunted him. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/356991/IMG_4751_JPG-891611.JPG Green and Red Beaches from Mt. Suribachi |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 11:03:25 AM EST
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I wonder how many hundreds of thousands of years it took for the earth to make that volcanic ash for you and all the other yahoos to take and destroy the ecology From a Texan no less. |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 11:09:44 AM EST
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What a great post, thank you OP.
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Posted: 3/27/2019 11:16:03 AM EST
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Well, there it is. The dumbest thing I will read today. From a Texan no less. |
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Posted: 3/27/2019 11:23:47 AM EST
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someone is off their meds! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I wonder how many hundreds of thousands of years it took for the earth to make that volcanic ash for you and all the other yahoos to take and destroy the ecology |
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