Iwo Jima
Pacific battle site
Iwo Jima is a small volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean, part of Japan.
The name is synonymous with one of the bloodiest battles of World War II, fought between American and Japanese forces in early 1945.
The iconic photograph of U.S.
Marines raising the flag on Mount Suribachi became a symbol of American resolve and sacrifice in the Pacific theater.
Second global military conflict
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
- United StatesNorth American federal republic
- Pacific TheaterWWII Asian-oceanic front
- OkinawaJapanese island, martial-arts origin
Guadalcanal · Midway · Pearl Harbor · island hopping · airfields · B-29 · strategic · Nimitz
Of fiery mountain origin
- sulfurYellow combustible element
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
- black sandDark volcanic beach sediment
remote · territory · subtropical · fumaroles · uninhabited · strategic location
Violent offensive act
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- amphibiousOperating on land and water
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
bunkers · casualties · bombardment · landing · beachhead · pillboxes · fortifications · flamethrowers
Image from a camera
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- Old GloryAmerican flag's nickname
- Stars and StripesAmerican national banner
- war bondsGovernment debt for combat
morale · victory · symbolism · heroes · sacrifice · patriotism · hoist · Pulitzer Prize
World War II
Second global military conflict
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
- United StatesNorth American federal republic
- Pacific TheaterWWII Asian-oceanic front
Okinawa · Guadalcanal · Midway · Pearl Harbor · island hopping · airfields · B-29 · strategic · Nimitz · MacArthur
volcanic
Of fiery mountain origin
black sand · remote · territory · subtropical · fumaroles · uninhabited · strategic location
assault
Violent offensive act
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- amphibiousOperating on land and water
- combatArmed hostile engagement
tunnels · bunkers · casualties · bombardment · landing · beachhead · pillboxes · fortifications · flamethrowers · hand-to-hand
photograph
Image from a camera
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- Old GloryAmerican flag's nickname
- Stars and StripesAmerican national banner
war bonds · morale · victory · symbolism · heroes · sacrifice · patriotism · hoist · Pulitzer Prize
monument
Structure honoring someone remembered
tribute · dedication · fallen · remembrance · honor · sacrifice · valor · eternal · veterans · national cemetery
- 1940sWWII, D-Day, Pearl Harbor, Normandy, VE Day
- World War IIAllies, Nazi, Hitler, Axis, Third Reich
- WWIID-Day, Pearl Harbor, Normandy, Hiroshima, Holocaust
- American BattlesGettysburg, Antietam, Bunker Hill, Yorktown, Lexington
- Battle SitesGettysburg, Normandy, Waterloo, Antietam, Stalingrad
- BattlesAntietam, Leipzig, Gettysburg, Waterloo, Bunker Hill