Iwo Jima

American  

[ee-wuh jee-muh, ee-woh, ee-waw jee-mah] / ˈi wə ˈdʒi mə, ˈi woʊ, ˈi wɔ ˈdʒi mɑ /

noun

1. one of the Volcano Islands, in the N Pacific, S of Japan: under U.S. administration after 1945; returned to Japan 1968.

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Iwo Jima British  

/ ˈdʒiːmə /

noun

1. Official Japanese name: Iō-tō.  an island in the W Pacific, about 1100 km (700 miles) south of Japan: one of the Volcano Islands; scene of prolonged fighting between US and Japanese forces until taken by the US in 1945; returned to Japan in 1968. Area: 20 sq km (8 sq miles)

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Iwo Jima Cultural  

1. An island in the Pacific Ocean, taken from the Japanese by United States Marines near the end of World War II after a furious battle.

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The battle has been immortalized by a famous photograph and a sculpture based on the photograph of half a dozen Marines raising the flag of the United States on a summit on Iwo Jima.

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There are photographs from the Vietnam War era that have become as iconic as the flag-raising on Iwo Jima or the inferno aboard the Hindenburg.

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They were taken to the USS Iwo Jima, which has been operating in the region and has a full medical staff, according to defense officials.

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The two survivors were rescued by the Coast Guard and transported to the USS Iwo Jima, which has a full medical staff.

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Among them is the USS Iwo Jima, an amphibious assault ship that can carry hundreds of Marines.

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“Everyone at the Defense Department loves Jackie Robinson, as well as the Navajo Code Talkers, the Tuskegee airmen, the Marines at Iwo Jima and so many others,” Ullyot stated.

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