It would take the Marines more than a month of yard-by-yard fighting over inhospitable terrain to secure the island. The battle for Iwo Jima was over on March 26, 1945. Less than two weeks later ...

A memorial service was held for Japanese soldiers who perished in ferocious fighting while defending the Pacific island ...

Finally, he talks about the many terrain challenges American soldiers ... He compares the portrayals of the Battle of Iwo Jima in Clint Eastwood's "Flags of Our Fathers," starring Ryan Phillippe ...