Battle of Iwo Jima, WW2 - 127-GW-306-113280 (25071557606)

127-GW-306-113280: Battle for Iwo Jima, February-March 1945. Wary Marines. As they edge nearer to the place where a trapped Japanese is holding out against pleases to surrender, the Marines keep close to the cliff walls, as far out of harm’s way as possible. They know by experience the enemy may decide a suicidal grenade charge. They are cleaning out the Japanese on Iwo Jima. Photographed 1945. U.S. Marine Corps photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/02/17).