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27th Sep 2007, 07:56

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teeteringhead

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And in addition to the strategic value of Iwo Jima, it had great propaganda value.

It was the first part of the pre-war Japanese "Empire" to be taken by the allies. Up to that point we were only getting back what the Japs had taken from us......

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