are allies, on occasion service members are able to visit the island and reflect on the history. Iwo Jima has since become a memorial ground to honor all of the American and Japanese troops that died in the battle. would successfully complete their mission, however the landing forces were not prepared for the Japanese that were well entrenched and had prepared for battle, resulting in one of the bloodiest battles in U.S.
Marine Corps underestimated their enemy, what they had anticipated to be a short battle against the outnumbered Japanese troops ended up as a 36-day siege resulting in nearly 7,000 Marines losing their lives.
