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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1099 

Recognizing the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 23, 2010 

Mr. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself, Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. 

HUNTER, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. 

LOEBSACK, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. JONES, and Mr. ISSA) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. 

Whereas 2010 marks the 65th anniversary of the Battle of 

Iwo Jima, in which the United States Marine Corps and 

other units of the United States Armed Forces captured 

the island of Iwo Jima during World War II; 

Whereas the Battle of Iwo Jima lasted from February 19 to 

March 26, 1945, and was the most bitter battle in the 

history of the Marine Corps; 

Whereas more than 70,000 Marines participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima; 

Whereas 22 Marines, 4 Navy corpsmen, and 1 Navy landing 

craft commander received the Congressional Medal of 

Honor, the highest award for valor in action against an 


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enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual 

serving in the United States Armed Forces, for their 

service during the Battle of Iwo Jima; 

Whereas half of those awards were posthumous awards; 

Whereas awards for service during the Battle of Iwo Jima 

represented more than one-fourth of the 80 Congressional Medals of Honor awarded Marines during World 

War II; 

Whereas, in recognition of the particularly treacherous conditions experienced by members of the United States 

Armed Forces during the Battle of Iwo Jima, Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet, Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz stated, ‘‘Among the Americans who fought 

on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue’’; 

Whereas the raising of the American flag over Mount 

Suribachi on February 23, 1945, was witnessed by many 

Marines all over Iwo Jima and, upon witnessing the 

sight, United States Navy Secretary James Vincent Forrestal said, ‘‘The raising of that flag means a Marine 

Corps for another five hundred years’’; 

Whereas Joe Rosenthal’s Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph 

of Marines raising the American flag over Mount 

Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima produced the 

most famous and lasting symbol of the courage and determination that brought victory to the United States 

Armed Forces during World War II; 

Whereas the Battle of Iwo Jima was a military victory critical to the assault on Japan, providing a base for American fighter escorts and a way station for bombers raiding Japan; 


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Whereas the United States success in capturing Iwo Jima 

was a crucial victory that led to the eventual win of 

World War II in the Pacific Theatre; and 

Whereas 17,372 Marines were wounded and 5,931 Marines 

made the ultimate sacrifice by giving their lives for their 

country in the Battle of Iwo Jima: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes the 65th anniversary of the Bat3 tle of Iwo Jima; and 

4 (2) recognizes and commends the members of 

5 the United States Marine Corps and all other mem6 bers of the United States Armed Forces who partici7 pated in the Battle of Iwo Jima for their service and 

8 sacrifice, with particular honor and gratitude given 

9 to those members of the Armed Forces who gave 

10 their lives in defense of the United States and of 

11 freedom during the Battle of Iwo Jima. 

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