
U.S. Marines unload equipment and supplies onto the beach on February 19, 1945, the first day of the American assault on the strategically vital island Iwo Jima. (U.S. Coast Guard/National Archives/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images)
U.S. Marines unload equipment and supplies onto the beach on February 19, 1945, the first day of the American assault on the strategically vital island Iwo Jima. (U.S. Coast Guard/National Archives/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images)