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Today marks the 69th anniversary of the start of "Operation Detachment," better known as the Battle of Iwo Jima.
"The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next five hundred years." -James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy; 23 February 1945
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"The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next five hundred years." -James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy; 23 February 1945