#iwo jima 80

[fdrlibrary]

Marines raise the American flag on Iwo Jima, February 23, 1945: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/520748

Marines on the beach at Iwo Jima, February 19, 1945: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/532543

Landing craft filled with supplies on the beach at Iwo Jima: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/513218

[jonathanbyersphd]

You know the sad part is Steve would've excelled in a frat like it's his calling

[sgtgrunt0331-3]

On this day, 80 years ago, February 23, 1945, the iconic photograph of six United States Marines raising the second U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima, was taken by Associated Press photographer, Joe Rosenthal.

Three of the six Marines in the photograph—Sergeant Michael Strank, Corporal Harlon Block, and Private First Class Franklin Sousley—were killed in action during the battle. The other three Marines in the photograph were Private First Class Ira Hayes, Private First Class Harold Schultz, and Private First Class Harold Keller.

The photograph has come to be regarded as one of the most significant and recognizable images of WWII.

(Photo by Joe Rosenthal/AP)

[lonestarbattleship]

"80 years ago today, USS TEXAS (BB-35) delivered some payback for a friend at Iwo Jima. The previous day, the heavy cruiser USS PENSACOLA (CA-24) had been hit six times by a shore battery, killing 17, including her executive officer. TEXAS received orders on February 18th to take station near those guns and destroy them. She left a small gift of 195 fourteen-inch shells, silencing the shore battery.

Picture: A view of Iwo Jima and Mount Suribachi from TEXAS during the Battle of Iwo Jima. Photograph from the collection of Thomas Clark."

Posted on the Battleship Texas Foundation Facebook page: link

[singlecoilneckpickup]

the morality debate of using nuclear weapons on imperial japan will never not be fascinating to me. because on the whole face of it, like anything done in war, of course it was wrong in hindsight, and objectively, it should be wrong.

but at the same time, we’re talking about a people (yes i understand not everyone) driven to fanaticism through absolute and complete indoctrination and propaganda, for an idealized society that never actually existed.

and it just… it fascinates me to no end that a lot of people cannot fathom that. they can’t fathom, despite decades and centuries and millennia of history where it happens over and over and over again, that an extremely loud vocal almost-minority (it sure wasn’t a minority in the 20s/30s and early 40s) can push a country over the edge, take complete control, and effectively brainwash generations.

it’s not like there are any glaring examples of that in our own US history that are extremely recent or anything. and i mean if you really need to see how far that extent goes, just look at what happened when Imperial forces lost Saipan. the first-hand accounts are horrific.

im not going to get involved on the morality itself, and im not going to go on and on about how Imperial Japan’s military and government were completely enamored with idealized bushido code and blah blah, because that’s research you can do yourself.

but i just wish that people would stop treating that as a black and white “BAD”. Imperial Japan on all fronts is a fucking tragedy, especially for every other Pacific and Asian nation, and for the japanese civilians that were simply born in the wrong time and place. but fuck me dude is there about eighty miles of nuance to the debate that just gets glossed so hard over. like you don’t know what it’s like to see news reels every day talking about casualty reports on Iwo Jima or Peleliu or any of those islands that Imperial Japan considered “home islands” and the absolute defense zone. we’re talking near-on WWI numbers of bodies, for strips of land that are tiny, being held by people with standing orders to die in their positions, and take as many lives possible. that was the whole point of the Imperial strategy in the Pacific, to make the losses so great that the American home front would call for ceasefire.

like… Imperial Japan was doing this /on purpose/.

if they’re fighting like this for islands that aren’t even technically a part of the main chain, what the fuck was a mainland invasion going to look like?

The Pacific Theater is a fucking tragedy for everyone that it involved. it doesn’t matter what side.

and for the record, of course, the nukes were wrong. but that’s also the benefit of almost 80 years of hindsight, and a life so comfortable i cannot fathom what it would be like to see entire parts of town populations just… disappear on some island i’ve never heard of and can’t find on a map.

again, it’s not that i agree. but at the same time as much as i want to poke holes in it, “oh the empire was winding down, the populace was beginning to pull support, etc etc”, knowing the history makes it a lot harder to do it

[comeiragazzi]

80年前は殺し合う敵だったのか。。。今目の前にいるアメリカ人の存在がよくわからなくなるな。あたしたちもし80年前に生まれてたら殺し合ってたんだな

[theglitterdome]

80 years ago today, one of the most iconic photos in American history was captured when six heroic U.S. Marines raised the American flag on Mt. Sirubachi on Iwo Jima. - February 23, 1945

Photo: Joe Rosenthal

[wausaupilotreview]

Today in History: Today is Sunday, Feb. 23, the 54th day of 2025.

On this date: 80 years ago in 1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised two American flags. (The second flag-raising was captured in an iconic photograph by Joe Rosenthal of The Associated Press.)

By The Associated Press Today in history: On Feb. 23, 1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised two American flags. (The second flag-raising was captured in an iconic photograph by Joe Rosenthal of The Associated Press.) Also on this date: In 1836, the siege of the Alamo by Mexican troops began in San Antonio, Texas. In 1903, President…

[gonzalo-obes]

IMAGENES Y DATOS INTERESANTES DEL 23 DE FEBRERO DE 2025

Día del Compromiso Internacional del Control del Mercurio, Semana Mundial de la Armonía Interconfesional, Año Internacional de la Ciencia y la Tecnología Cuánticas.

San Ordoño, San Policarpo y Santa Milburgues.

Tal día como hoy en el año 1981

En España, el teniente coronel de la Guardia Civil, Antonio Tejero, da un golpe de Estado al asaltar el Congreso de los Diputados durante la sesión de votación para la investidura del candidato a la Presidencia del Gobierno. Esta intentona fracasará al día siguiente tras mantener secuestrado durante unas horas a los diputados en el Congreso. Posteriormente, Tejero será procesado y condenado a 30 años de reclusión por un delito de rebelión militar consumado, con agravante de reincidencia. (Hace 44 años)

1959

En un fugaz espejismo de acabar con la "Guerra Fría", el premier británico Harold Mcmillan, es recibido en Moscú por Kruschev para hablar de paz. (Hace 66 años)

1945

Seis soldados estadounidenses izan la bandera norteamericana sobre el monte Suribachi, en la isla nipona de Iwo Jima, en el transcurso de la II Guerra Mundial. La foto, icono de esta terrible Guerra, dará la vuelta al mundo. (Hace 80 años)

1934

En Bélgica sube al trono Leopoldo III, bajo cuyo reinado los nazis invadirán el país sin apenas resistencia. (Hace 91 años)

1847

En el Puerto de la Angostura (México), tiene lugar el deselance de la batalla de Buena Vista iniciada el día anterior, en la que Estados Unidos en su lucha por la posesión de Texas, vence a México tras dos días de duros combates. Todo apuntaba a un probable triunfo mexicano, pero, sorprendentemente y en los últimos instantes, el General mexicano Santa Anna da la orden de retirada inmediata en plena noche hacia San Luis de Potosí, convirtiendo lo que con seguridad hubiera sido un empate táctico en derrota estratégica. (Hace 178 años)

1839

El inventor estadounidense Charles Goodyear descubre por casualidad el proceso de vulcanización, al colocar en su estufa un trozo de hule mezclado con azufre. Con el calor, el caucho modifica sus características, dando respuesta al problema de cómo hacer de él un producto elástico y a la vez consistente. El proceso para la fabricación de neumáticos y otras muchas aplicaciones acaba de ver la luz. (Hace 186 años)

1836

Durante la guerra por la independencia de Texas, las tropas del general mexicano Antonio López de Santa Anna inician el asedio de la fortaleza de "El Álamo", que será tomada 13 días más tarde, muriendo 183 soldados tejanos, entre los que se encuentra el mítico Davy Crockett, por lo que se convertirá en símbolo de resistencia heroica. (Hace 189 años)

1765

El químico y físico inglés Henry Cavendish descubre el hidrógeno, determinando la composición de la atmósfera terrestre. (Hace 260 años)

1455

Según algunas fuentes, en esta fecha se termina la primera impresión de La Biblia de Gutenberg, aunque no está del todo claro. A partir de aquí, el nuevo invento de la imprenta se extenderá rápidamente desde el valle del Rin a toda Europa. Los empleados de Johannes Gutenberg se encargarán de enseñar a otros artesanos europeos, que están dispuestos a aprender el novedoso oficio de impresor. (Hace 570 años)

[businesspr]

The Battle of Iwo Jima: A Photo History

U.S. Marines raised an American flag on the Japanese island’s highest peak exactly 80 years ago. But the fighting, some of the deadliest of World War II, would rage on for a month. source https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/world/asia/the-battle-of-iwo-jima-a-history.html

[radioshiga]

Trump celebra 80 anos da Batalha de Iwo Jima e a aliança EUA-Japão

Tóquio, Japão, 20 de fevereiro de 2025 (Japan Standard Time) – Agência Kyodo – O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, fez uma declaração nesta quarta-feira (19) para marcar o 80º aniversário da Batalha de Iwo Jima, uma das mais sangrentas da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Na mensagem, Trump destacou a importância da aliança entre os Estados Unidos e o Japão, classificando-a como “a pedra angular…

[the-mad-duo]

Storming Fortress Pacifica: Iwo Jima 80 Years Later

March 26, 1945. The 300 Japanese soldiers appeared suddenly out of the dark, catching the encampment of US Marines and Army Air Force personnel completely by surprise. A vicious firefight ensued, not ending until the last attacker was killed, three hours later. The Americans suffered 170 killed and wounded. Marines advance under fire on Iwo Jima’s black volcanic ash beach on February 19,…

[elismor]

Today is the 80th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Iwo Jima and I want to share this story.

Many years ago, I was at a horse show in Rochester, NY. The weather was horrible --40s and pouring rain-- and the show facility had two indoor arenas where the action was happening, but I needed something from my car.

So there I am, standing in the doorway in my show clothes, looking out at the weather and the giant puddle I would have to either wade through or jump over in very expensive riding boots and this family comes up next to me. Mother, small girl (maybe 8) and grandfather.

"Dad," the mother says "you wait here, I'll go get the car."

"I'm fine," he replies, turning up his collar and taking a firmer grip on his cane.

"Dad, no. It's pouring rain."

And this man, who was probably close to 80 at the time, straightens himself up, looks her in the eye and says "God damnit, I survived Iwo Jima. I think I can handle a fucking puddle."

Ladies and gentlemen? The Greatest Generation.

[thehenryjx]

No one should ever forget what these Men did for our freedom 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

80 years ago today the battle for Iwo Jima began

[weeklyspectator]

rossbirks:

Top 10 Living Film Directors

10. Clint Eastwood Favourite Films: Mystic River, Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Changeling, Gran Torino. 

At 80 years old Clint Eastwood still manages to squeeze out a film per year and unlike many of his contemporaries he refuses to slow down in his old age. In the 2000’s Eastwood entered something of a pinnacle in his career by directing Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby, Flags of Our Fathers, Letters to Iwo Jima, Changeling and Gran Torino almost back to back. One of the greatest runs in the history of cinema. Almost all of them masterpieces. I love his movies because of their unrelenting emotion and brutal depictions of violence as well as his simplistic approach to storytelling and cinematography. He once said “I don’t want to show you everything, I just want to give you an impression”. A painterly master. He puts Hollywood’s young blood to shame.