A group of U.S. Marines receive Holy Communion from a Marine chaplain during the Battle for Iwo Jima, which lasted from February 19 to March 26, 1945. Nearly 7,000 U.S. Marines died in the Battle for Iwo Jima, which was the only WWII battle where U.S. casualties outnumbered the Japanese. [1200×1770]

A group of U.S. Marines receive Holy Communion from a Marine chaplain during the Battle for Iwo Jima, which lasted from February 19 to March 26, 1945. Nearly 7,000 U.S. Marines died in the Battle for Iwo Jima, which was the only WWII battle where U.S. casualties outnumbered the Japanese. [1200×1770]

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