Okinawa was a much deeper batle than Iwo Jima, ANYONE there would be in combat soon enough!
Iwo Jima was smaller than Manhattan
There will be a two hour History Channel special on the Iwo Jima Flag raisers tonight followed by an hour show about the Iwo Jima battle in general. I plan to watch it. I highly recommend "Flags Of Our Fathers." I didn't see the plight of Ira Hayes as being a PC attack on Whites. Knowing something of his story I think it was fairly accurate. Actually the guy who came off bad was Rene Gagnon.