Marine Corps and Navy emblems adorn several panels at the Iwo Jima display in the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Each emblem represents a serviceman who lost their life during the battle.
March 26, 1945, marked the end of the 36-day long battle that resulted in over 26,000 American casualties, including 6,800 killed in action.
The battle for Iwo Jima also saw 27 Medals of Honor awarded to Marine and Navy personnel for gallantry above and beyond the call of duty.
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Sniper Flight over MCAS Yuma Arizona
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Two US Marines , one carrying an entrenching tool, the other a detonator clamber up a steep slope - Okinawa, April 1945
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An F4U-1 of VMF-214 takes off from Espiritu Santo, 1943
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Nothing sexier than a Marine with a cigar.
Semper Fi Mother Fucker!!
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F-4N Phantom of VFMA-513 'Grey Ghosts"
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U.S. Marines from Task Force Tarawa take up positions on top of the Iraqi 23rd Infantry brigade building, after taking control of it on March 24, 2003, in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah.
(Photo by: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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USMC AH-1W near Atlantic Field North Carolina
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