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Ernest A. Richter ©Stars and StripesIwo Jima, February, 1965: A U.S. airman fishes on the beach at Iwo Jima where, 20 years earlier, 6,821 Americans and over 20,000 Japanese gave their lives during one of World War II's fiercest battles. In the background is Mt. Suribachi, made famous by the Marines who raised the flag there.