The Battle of Iwo Jima
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World War II's most enduring photographic image, that of U.S. troops raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi, was taken during the successful U.S. invasion of the tiny island of Iwo Jima. The U.S. victory was critical to Allied plans because the captured airfields on the island would provide a landing and refueling site for American bombers on missions to and from Japan. The furious battle against Japanese troops dug into a complex system of caves and tunnels is one of the war's most memorable struggles.
Larry Hama
Larry Hama is an Eisner Hall of Fame writer/artist/editor/actor who has is best known as the writer of Marvel's GI Joe and Wolverine comics in the '80s and '90s. He has also written, edited, or drawn for Avengers, Conan, Batman, Wonder Woman, and X-Men, Spider-Man, and doens more.
His illustrations and cartoons have appeared in National Lampoon, Esquire, New York, and Rolling Stone.
His most recent novel is The Death of Captain America, which was also released as an audio book. He has recently scripted Batman: Shadow of the Bat, and Wonder Woman for DC Comics' Convergence Event, and Iron Fist/Heart of the Dragon for Marvel, and Spy Hunter/Paper Boy for DC. He has also recently done layouts for Deathstroke, Damage, and Michael Cray at DC. He is currently writing GI JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO for SKYBOUND.
As an actor, he has appeared on TV in M.A.S.H., SNL, and ANOTHER WORLD. He originated the characters of Lord of the South, and Lt. Williams in the 1976 B'Way production of Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtures, and has done commercials and voice-overs.
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