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February 23, 1945Private Cornelius Photograph
The capture of Iwo Jima came after more than a month of gruesome combat, often at extremely close range. While the battle succeeded in gaining access to the island’s airfields, it has been noted that the violence of the battle was like that experienced nowhere else.
