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US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines and guests gather around and listen as former USMC Marine C. J. Obrien speaks about the battle of Iwo Jima during an interview on Iwo Jima. Mr. Obrien was honored, along with many other Marines and Japanese soldiers who fought and served in the war, during 58th Commemorative Anniversary Ceremony of the Battle of Iwo Jima on the island of Iwo Jima
US Marine Corps (USMC) World War Two (WW II) Combat Correspondent, Mr. C.J. Obrien (center) who served in the battle of Iwo Jima, shakes the hand of a member of the Japanese Army who fought against allied forces, as they commemorate together at the Reunion of Honor Memorial on the Island of Iwo Jima, Japan, as part of the 58th Commemorative Anniversary Ceremony, observing the Battle of Iwo Jima
US Marine Corps (USMC) Basic Marine Riflemen from Marine Corps Base (MCB) Smedley D. Butler (MCB Butler), Okinawa, Japan, execute a salute by firing off blank ammunition with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles honoring those who fought and served in the battle of Iwo Jima. The honor is part of the 58th Commemorative Anniversary Ceremony of the Battle of Iwo Jima on the island of Iwo Jima
Retired US Marine Corps (USMC) World War Two (WW II) General (GEN) Hanes (speaker), who fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima, talks to the assembly of guests about his experience during the Reunion Of Honor Ceremony held on the Island of Iwo Jima, Japan, as part of the 58th Commemorative Anniversary Ceremony, observing the Battle of Iwo Jima
US Marine Corps (USMC) MASTER GUNNERY Sergeant (MGYSGT) James Whitlow (left), Headquarters and Service Battalion (H&S BN), Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan (JPN), and Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces (JGSDF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Hisajima (right), await the arrival of an official tour by 20 JGSDF officers during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the base security elements could test and improve their response time in preparation for a real event
US Marine Corps (USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) Daniel Soto, assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, readies his 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), as he observes the movement of his fellow Marines, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) demonstration conducted during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, in the snow covered Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the USMC and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF)
US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Corps Base (MCB) Smedley D. Butler (MCB Butler), Okinawa, Japan, listen as USMC Captain (CPT) Soloski briefs on the embarkation process prior to departure for the island of Iwo Jima and the 58th Commemorative Anniversary Ceremony
A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine from F Company (F CO), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (2/6), 2nd Marine Division (MAR DIV), shows a Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment, the proper firing position for the FNMI 7.62 mm M240G machine gun during a static weapons display from both forces in the Ojojibara maneuver area at Sendai, Japan (JPN), as a part of Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004. FOREST LIGHT 2004 is a bilateral training exercise between the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces (JGSDF)
U.S. Navy CMDR. David Copp, from Navy Recruiting District Denver, speaks with members of the Salt Lake City Kiwani's organization during a luncheon at Salt Lake City, Utah, on Sept. 7, 2006. The luncheon was given to help promote festivities of Utah Navy Week. Utah Navy Week is a 10-day series of more than 160 events designed to raise awareness of the Navy and enhance recruiting efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by CHIEF Mass Communication SPECIALIST Gary Ward) (Released)
Former US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine C. J. Obrien speaks about the battle of Iwo Jima to USMC Corporal (CPL) Raul Villegas (left), and USMC CPL Carlos Lopez, 3rd Marine Division (MAR DIV), Combat Assault Battalion, Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan. Mr. Obrien took time to share his experiences with guests after the 58th Commemorative Anniversary Ceremony of the Battle of Iwo Jima on the island of Iwo Jima
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Iwo Jima
Country: Japan (JPN)
Scene Camera Operator: CPL Cory P. Griffith, USMC
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
The United States Marine Corps traces its roots to the Continental Marines of the American Revolutionary War, formed by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress on 10 November 1775. That date is celebrated as the Marine Corps's birthday. Throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries, Marine detachments served aboard Navy cruisers, battleships, and aircraft carriers. About 600,000 Americans served in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II, performed a central role in the Pacific War. The Pacific theatre battles saw fierce fighting between Marines and the Imperial Japanese Army. The Battle of Iwo Jima was arguably the most famous Marine engagement of the war with high losses of 26,000 American casualties and 22,000 Japanese. By the end of WWII, the Corps expanded totaling about 485,000 Marines. Nearly 87,000 Marines were casualties during World War II (including nearly 20,000 killed), and 82 were awarded the Medal of Honor. The Korean War saw the Corps expand from 75,000 regulars to a force of 261,000 Marines, mostly reservists. 30,544 Marines were killed or wounded during the war. During Vietnam War Marines evacuated Saigon. Vietnam was the longest war for Marines. By its end, 13,091 had been killed in action, 51,392 had been wounded. Marines participated in the failed 1980 Iran hostage rescue attempt, the invasion of Grenada, the invasion of Panama. On 23 October 1983, the Marine headquarters building in Beirut, Lebanon, was bombed, causing the highest peacetime losses to the Corps in its history. 220 Marines and 21 other service members were killed. Marines liberated Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War, participated in combat operations in Somalia (1992–1995), and took part in the evacuation of American citizens from the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania. Following the attacks on 11 September 2001, Marine Corps, alongside the other military services, has engaged in global operations around the world in support of War on Terror. Marines were among first sent to Afghanistan in November 2001. Since then, Marine battalions and squadrons have been engaging Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces. U.S. Marines also served in the Iraq War.
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