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[–] 22588830? ago  (edited ago)

My Dad's brother, Uncle Bill died on Iwo Jima after they secured the island in late March.

A suicidal sniper emerged from his spider hole after the 5th Marines 27th division passed by and the sniper shot him in the back.

His buddies took care of the problem quickly

Reading some of the After Action reports, it was nasty and dirty. Everything was booby-trapped