WW2 Letters

1. I'm a soldier at Iwo Jima. I decided to be a soldier on Iwo Jima because of the t.v. show NCIS. The way they showed the emotions of this certain soldier was inspiring to me. Also, because of how interesting they portrayed a certain part of the war/battle.

2. The Battle of Iwo Jima began February 19, 1945 and ended March 25, 1945.

- The U.S. invasion was charged with the mission of capturing the two airfields on Iwo Jima. The battle produced some of the fiercest fighting in the Pacific Campaign of World War II.

- Kuribayashi also received a handful of kamikaze pilots used against the American fleet. Three hundred American navy sailors were killed by kamikazes throughout the battle.

- Controversially, the U.S. Navy only provided three days of bombardment, rather than ten requested by the Marines.

SITES:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWjima.htm

http://www.reznetnews.org/article/mont-iwo-jima-soldier-honored-65-years-later-43620