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Reviewed on May 1, 2004
Late in World War II, U.S. marines invaded Iwo Jima; an immortal flag-raising photograph of the event has been seen at one time or another by nearly every school child in the United States. At the same time, bombers from carrier task forces were relentlessly shelling Chichi Jima, a small island 150 miles away that held a radio communications center for the Japanese. During a series of attacks, nine pilots--flyboys--were shot down. One who was rescued by a U.S. submarine in a nearly miraculous operation was George H.W. Bush...Log In or Sign Up to Read More