Feb. 19, 2020
Battles Like Iwo Jima Must Never Happen Again, Milley Says
Seventy-five years ago today, about 70,000 Marines and sailors, backed up by about 400 ships, made the assault landings on Iwo Jima, a Pacific island that is only several square miles in size.
It was the bloodiest campaign in American history per square mile, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.