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Went to the Iwo Jima Memorial in Harlington Texas Wed. and were really impressed with the museum. We watched a 35 min video and learned that this was one of the most tragic battles in American history. The marines were sent Feb 1945 to capture the island from Japan in 3days. It took 36 days, 6800 deaths and 23,000 wounded. Will get the movies 'Shores of Iwo Jima' and 'The Outsider' to watch again. Will mean more to us now that we are more familiar with the story. There were articles at the museum about the 'Code Talkers' and that adds to our interest in going to the Burger King in Kayenta,AZ. Larry, at the museum, recommended to go to Windowrock NM and Gallop NM. Also recommended books by Tony Hillerman.
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Friday, November 27, 2009
Texas
Went to the Iwo Jima Memorial in Harlington Texas Wed. and were really impressed with the museum. We watched a 35 min video and learned that this was one of the most tragic battles in American history. The marines were sent Feb 1945 to capture the island from Japan in 3days. It took 36 days, 6800 deaths and 23,000 wounded. Will get the movies 'Shores of Iwo Jima' and 'The Outsider' to watch again. Will mean more to us now that we are more familiar with the story. There were articles at the museum about the 'Code Talkers' and that adds to our interest in going to the Burger King in Kayenta,AZ. Larry, at the museum, recommended to go to Windowrock NM and Gallop NM. Also recommended books by Tony Hillerman.
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