The Marine Corps' most effective weapon on Iwo Jima

3,237 views · Published 20 February 2015 · 1:50 · Indexed 20 October 2026

Channel: Stars and Stripes · 2015 · News & Politics

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Retired Lt. Gen. Lawrence Snowden, who landed on Iwo Jima in the second wave of the 1945 battle, talks about the most effective weapon the Marine Corps had there: The Marines themselves.

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