Now It's History

Now It's History

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Iwo Jima and the danger of 'boots on the ground'

Richard Galant
Mar 28, 2026
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Joe Rosenthal’s classic photo, taken for the AP.

On February 27, 1945, CBS Radio’s Don Pryor reported from the flying bridge of the U.S.S. Eldorado as Marines fought to take the Japanese-controlled island of Iwo Jima.

The operation’s overall commander, Navy Vice Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner, and Lt. Gen. Holland M. Smith of the Marines, put a positive s…

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