American troops raise the flag—but the battle rages on. James, Al, and McManus unpack the brutal fighting and how Iwo Jima foreshadowed Hiroshima.
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American troops raise the flag—but the battle rages on. James, Al, and McManus unpack the brutal fighting and how Iwo Jima foreshadowed Hiroshima.
Photo: Rear cockpit and .50 caliber machine gun turret of the only surviving TBF Avenger from VT-8 after the June 4, 1942, attack on the Japanese fleet. Seaman 1st Class Jay D. Manning, the gunner, was killed in action. Photographed at Midway, June 24, 1942. U.S. Navy photo (80-G-11635), public domain.