#iwo jima
After a hot shower, pilots of the 7th Fighter Command soak for ten minutes in improvised galvanized tubs filled with natural salt and sulfur water from a well on Iwo Jima. Twelve such tubs are were in use. Cold beer, when available, is part of the treatment the men received during their spa session - 1945
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A bit of February 23rd history…
303 - Roman Emperor Diocletian begins his policy of persecuting Christians, razing the church at Nicomedia
1455 - Johannes Gutenberg prints his 1st Bible (estimated date) (pictured)
1836 - Alamo besieged for 13 days - until March 6 - by Mexican army under General Santa Anna; entire garrison eventually killed
1945 - US Marines raise American flag on top of Mt Suribachi, Iwo Jima, photo of which became iconic, inspiring Marine Corps War Memorial sculpture
1954 - 1st mass inoculation against polio takes place in Pittsburgh
1991 - US President Bush gives Iraq a 24 hour deadline to withdraw from Kuwait or face a ground war
1998 - Osama bin Laden publishes a fatwa declaring jihad against all Jews and crusaders
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Their service and sacrifice gave us the right to raise our flag higher! I salute all who have served our country, especially the over one million who gave their lives in the line of duty!
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United we fight! Show your colors! and Never surrender against the face of opposition.
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Cpl. Rudolph E. Engstrom of Iowa, rests in a shell hole on Iwo Jima, holding a piece of shrapnel that wounded him. Photo taken on February 20, 1945
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