The going is hard in the volcanic sand as wounded Marines are held by fellow Marines, less seriously wounded, and Navy medical corpsmen bound for an aid station on Jan. 27, 1945, during the invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan. Around them is wrecked American equipment, on the beach and in the water. Four weeks of fighting for the little Island cost the Marines 25,851 casualties, of whom 5,931 were killed. (AP Photo)
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