Harry Martin, USMC, WWII, Iwo Jima

Jul 15, 2020 · 20m 11s
Harry Martin, USMC, WWII, Iwo Jima
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U.S. Marine Corps machine gunner Harry Martin shares his story of the bloody battle of Iwo Jima. Martin came ashore in the first wave. Despite being shot in the face...

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U.S. Marine Corps machine gunner Harry Martin shares his story of the bloody battle of Iwo Jima. Martin came ashore in the first wave. Despite being shot in the face and temporarily losing vision in one eye, he continued fighting every day of the battle, which lasted more than a month.

Martin describes the challenge of shooting at the Japanese without being able to see any of them, what it was like going in the Japanese caves, and his thoughts about the flag raising atop Mt. Suribachi.

Listen now to learn the story of U.S. Marine Corps veteran Harry Martin.
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