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Spring 2005.PMD World War II Chronicles A Quarterly Publication of the World War II Veterans Committee ISSUE XXVIII, Spring, 2005 Veterans Remember IWO JIMA 60th Anniversary The Battle of Iwo Island has been won. The United States Marines by their individual and collective courage have conquered a base which is as necessary to us in our continuing forward movement toward final victory as it was vital to the enemy in staving off ultimate defeat. By their victory, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the Americans who served on Iwo Island, uncommon valor was a common virtue. -Admiral Chester Nimitz World War II Chronicles A Quarterly Publication of the World War II Veterans Committee WWW.WWIIVETS.COM ISSUE XXVIII, Spring, 2005 Articles -In This Issue- Iwo Jima: Iwo Jima: Storming Sulfur Island by 60 Years Later 5 Colonel Joseph H. Alexander, USMC-Ret The armed forces of the United States seize In early 1945, victory for the Allies was in sight. one of the most heavily defended islands in Nazi Germany was crumbling, and the slow but the world steady advance of the American forces in the Pa- Raising the Flag on Mt. Suribachi by cific brought them ever closer to the heart of Im- 15 G. Greeley Wells perial Japan. Yet in order to intensify the aerial The story behind the most memorable bombing of the Japanese homeland that would deal the Empire its deathblow, an island base for moment of World War II and an image that fighter escorts would be needed. Sitting 650 miles from Tokyo was the vol- would live forever canic island of Iwo Jima, a small outpost placed directly in the path to Japan Our Brother by and an obvious target for invasion. The American command expected a 17 Jean Miller, Josephine Ross, Meri Cox, tough, but winnable battle. What they got was carnage beyond imagination. and Susan Haney Four sisters remember a brother who made From the Latest Generation the ultimate sacrifice on Iwo Jima The Face of a Young Pilot by Justin R. Taylan Features 19 A Japanese Zero pilot at Iwo Jima fulfills a lifelong wish In Their Own Words 27 21 Uncommon Valor by Steven Mosley Highlighting Love Company by Donald O. A story of the often-overlooked soldiers without whom Dencker victory at Iwo Jima would have never been possible 31 World War II Book Club 29 Okinawa: A Bloody Prelude to Victory by Hunter Scott 32 Committee Activities The costly final push toward the Japanese homeland Now Available from the World War II Veterans Committee! Iwo Jima: Fifty Years of Memories VHS (1 hour) $22.95 It was one of the last major battles of World War II, fought on a tiny island only eight miles square. When it was over, nearly 30,000 American and Japanese men lay dead. Tens of thousands were wounded. This video shows the horror of Iwo Jima, told 50 years after the battle in 1995 by U.S. servicemen who survived. For many of these brave men, their words here are the first they have spoken about their ordeal since 1945 - a silence that has haunted many of To order, send $22.95 for each copy desired (includes shipping and handling) to: them to this day. World War II Veterans Committee Already having aired nationally on PBS and The Learning Channel and including 1030 15th St. NW, Suite 856 Washington, DC 20005 extensive combat footage and photographs not previously available to the public, Iwo Jima: Fifty Years of Memories is a moving tribute to all the men who fought in this Or order with credit card by calling horrific campaign and the thousands who didn’t come home. 202-777-7272 ext. 220 World War II Chronicles - Spring, 2005 - 2 The Road to Victory An Exclusive Tour of the Entire Western front of World War II September 15 - 29 2005 Sponsored by the World War II Veterans Committee Sixty years ago, in the spring and summer of 1945, the Allied armies stormed across Europe and into the heart of the Third Reich. Today, you have the opportunity to follow in their footsteps. Commemorating the 60th Anni- versary of the Allied victory in Europe, the World War II Veterans Committee is offering this exclusive tour of all of the major war sites on the western front. For veterans and history buffs alike, this one-of-a-kind tour will take you from London to Berlin, and all the points in between, on “The Road to Victory.” World War II veterans attending the Committee’s 2004 D-Day 60th Anniversary Tour stand before the bronze statue entitled “The Spirit of American Youth” at Omaha Beach Complete Itinerary September 15: D-Day headquarters of General Eisenhower. Prior to taking the ferry Late afternoon departure from your home city for London. to Caen, tour the Naval Dockyards where Admiral Lord Nelson’s HMS Victory was docked. Dinner will be served on board the ferry from September 16: London England to France. (Breakfast, Dinner) Arrive at LHR, London Airport. Transfer to the Millennium Gloucester Hotel. In the afternoon, visit St. Paul’s Cathedral, site of the American September 20: Bayeaux Memorial Chapel. Later visit the Imperial War Museum and the Cabi- Today you will visit the British airborne landing grounds at Ranville net War Rooms where Winston Churchill directed Britain’s war efforts. and Benouville (Pegasus Bridge). Continue on to visit Arromanches Dinner and orientation discussion in a typical English pub. and see the remains of the Mulberry floating harbors, followed by a (Dinner) visit to the Landings Museum. After lunch, tour Omaha Beach, site of the hardest fighting on D-Day, and the American Cemetery, final resting September 17: London/Oxford/Bletchley Park place of 9,386 American servicemen. Then on to Pointe du Hoc to see Head to Oxford, the City of Dreaming Spires and home to the legend- the Ranger Monument, St. Mere Eglise and the U.S. Airborne Mu- ary University. Continue on to Bletchley Park, where the secret German seum, and finally Utah Beach. (Breakfast, Dinner) communications were cracked by Allied code breakers. (Breakfast, Dinner) September 21: Bayeaux/St. Lo/Coutances/Paris Leave Bayeaux for Paris. Along the way, stop at St. Lo and Coutances, September 18: London/Portsmouth where Operation Cobra, the breakout from Normandy, began. Following breakfast, visit the HMS Belfast cruiser. Launched in 1938, (Breakfast, Dinner) the Belfast played a critical role in the invasion of Normandy and later saw action in Korea. Lunch aboard the Belfast before departing for September 22: Paris Portsmouth. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) Morning at leisure. Afternoon tour of the city includes stops at the Arc de Triomphe; the Place de la Concorde and the Obelisk of Luxor; the September 19: Portsmouth/Southwick/Caen/ Pantheon, final resting place of many of France’s most illustrious fig- Bayeaux ures; the Louvre; the Cathedral of Notre Dame; and finally dinner at the In the morning, visit the D-Day Museum and Southwick House, the Eiffel Tower’s “Altitude 95” restaurant. (Breakfast, Dinner) September 23: Paris/Reims/Hamm/Luxembourg mountaintop retreat known as the Eagle’s Nest. Return to Munich in Depart France for Luxembourg. Along the way, visit Reims, site of the the evening. (Breakfast, Dinner) formal surrender of the German Reich. Tour the Mumm and Co. September 27: Munich/Nuremberg/Berlin champagne cellars. Proceed to Hamm, where you will visit General Leave Munich for Nuremberg, site of the Nazi Party rallies and the later Patton’s grave and the American war crimes trials. In the afternoon, board the ICE Train for Berlin. Cemetery. (Breakfast, Dinner) Dinner served on board. (Breakfast, Dinner) September 24: Luxem- September 28: Berlin bourg/Bastogne/ Today will be spent exploring Remagen/Heidelberg Berlin. See the Brandenburg Continue to Bastogne, where you Gate, the Reichstag Building, will see the Battle of the Bulge the Checkpoint Charlie Mu- Museum and the Mardasson Me- seum, and the Wannsee House, morial honoring the American where the infamous “Final So- Army. See the Patton Memorial visiting Remagen and the Memorial to lution” was devised. See the So- Peace. Head on to Heidelberg where you will spend the night. (Break- viet Memorial, commemorating fast, Dinner) the Red Army’s capture of Berlin. In the afternoon, visit Potsdam, one September 25: Heidelberg/Dachau/Munich of the most beautiful cities in Germany. Here you will see the Sanssouci In the morning prior to leaving Heidelberg, visit the imposing Heidel- Palace and the Charlotenhoff Palace. Return to Berlin for a farewell berg Castle. Move on to tour Dachau Concentration Camp and Mu- dinner. (Breakfast, seum. Continue to Munich to visit the sites of the infamous “Brown Dinner) House” and Feldherrnhalle, site of the SS rallies. (Breakfast, Dinner) September 29: Departure September 26: Munich/Obersalzburg Farewell to Europe as you transfer to the airport for your return flight Venture from Munich to Obersalzburg, where you will visit Hitler’s home. (Breakfast) Tour Highlights: $5,945 Per Person/ Double Occupancy -International Air from IAD (Washington, DC) to London and from Berlin to IAD (Washington) Single Supplement Additional $725 air add-ons from most U.S. cities avail- -2 nights in London at the able Millennium Gloucester Hotel Price based on a minimum -1 night in Portsmouth at the of 26 paying participants Hilton Hotel Land only price approxi- -2 nights in Bayeaux at the mately $5,435 Novotel Hotel Partial-Tour of Paris to -2 nights in Paris at the Millen- Berlin (September 20-29) nium Opera Hotel Available for $4,345 -1 night in Luxembourg at the A $500 Non-Refundable Europlaza Hotel Deposit is required to -1 night in Heidelberg at the register Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza Hotel (Full payment due by July 1, 2005) -2 nights in Munich at the Platzl Hotel Not Included in Package: -2 nights in Berlin at the Maratim Passport fee, items of a personal nature Proarte Hotel and items not mentioned in the itinerary, tips to guides and drivers, cancellation and medical insurance -Dinner with Sir Winston Churchill’s granddaughter, (strongly recommended), and airline taxes (approx $145).
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