WWII U.S. Marine Corps Iwo Jima Red Beach, February 1945

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This photo was taken by a U.S. Marine Corps photographer on Iwo Jima Red Beach No. 1 during the invasion of the island on 19 February 1945. It shows Marines of the 5th Division as they inch their way up the sand slope of the beach under intense fire. Living and dead Marines and their equipment are bunched at the bottom of the slope.

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