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Another night has passed and at 8:30 am, the US continue their advance on Suribachi. What the Marines didn't know was that Mount Suribachi was hollowed out into a 7 story fortification for the Japanese, with pillboxes, and hidden holes all over the mountain to shoot at unexpected marines. Another disappointment came as well. The tanks that were supposed to show up but never did, which would have given the troops some cover from the pillboxes.
The men just charged! I don't know what motivated them to, but they did. Mortar rounds were constant and "blew most of us to high hell" while machine guns never stopped firing. Jack Bradley saw a marine get hit by a mortar but still in one piece. He rushed over to him dodging the crossfire and helped him. After he finished, he dragged him 30 yards to safety. This earned him a Navy Cross....which he never mentioned to his family for some reason. As the the slaughter continued, the Marines continued to advance until they near the top. If you have no respect for anyone in the war, there is something wrong with you haha. They go through hell but still find the will to keep on moving! I would freeze up and fall to the ground lol. And if you were a medic, you were constantly running around the battlefield helping the wounded. That takes a lot of skill and stamina to do something like that! I have never done anything like this before haha, but all i can say is that the men who did should be honored greatly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD89Z0_Rav8
This is a video about what the demolition squads did to get the Japps out of their hiding places.
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