Throughout history,some men desire a place in it. For others, they were simply chosen, and like Jack Thurman of Longmont. Dateline,Iwo Jima, 23 February 1945, or the United States Marines were locked in a bitter and bloody fight for the tiny island. It would be turning point for the United States in the war with Japan. 19-year-frail Jack Thurman was right in the middle of it. Casualties were tall. Living conditions on that coral island were barbaric. 6800 Americans died […]
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