Iwo Jima Beach Sand

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The Battle of Iwo Jima was one of the most dramatic in world history. An invasion fleet of about 450 American ships landed 60,000 Marines on a heavily bombarded 8 square mile volcanic island defended by nearly 21,000 entrenched Japanese soldiers determined to fight to the death. The following month of bitter fighting cost 45,000 casualties and left only 216 Japanese prisoners.

Perhaps the most iconic image of all of American military history is Joe Rosenthal’s Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, taken atop Iwo Jima’s highpoint, Mount Suribachi. The flags that were raised – including the one photographed – were preserved as relics and are on rotating display in the National Museum of the Marine Corps, which itself is shaped in reference to the Iwo Jima flag raising. But another famous Iwo Jima relic is surprisingly attainable.

Iwo Jima’s black sand beaches – and the US Marines’ almighty struggle across them – were made famous by Hollywood’s Sands of Iwo Jima (and later Letters from Iwo Jima). While Iwo Jima is now closed to the general public, a number of visitors over the years have taken sand off its invasion beaches and put it up for sale. Check out the Iwo Jima beach sand for sale on eBay:

WW2Authentic Iwo Jima Volcanic Black Ash Sand & U.S.Iwo Jima unused 3 cent Stamp

One glass vial of Volcanic Black Ash sand from Iwo Jima and U.S…1945 Iwo Jima 3 cent stamp(unused. no tares or holes. look at pictures carefully. (The U.S. suffered 6,821 dead and ...
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WW2 Iwo Jima Volcanic Sand 10ml Sealed Bottle USMC

You are buying 1 bottle of original Iwo Jima volcanic sand . Each 10 ml bottle is sealed with red wax.
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Volcanic SAND from IWO JIMA beach, Japan battle of WWII, pacific, World War II

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Volcanic SAND from IWO JIMA beach, Japan battle of WWII, pacific, World War II

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Iwo Jima Sand & Lava Rock From Flag Raising Site U S Marines WWll

NICE GROUPING, a large piece of Lava rock from the site of the Iwo Jima flag raising at the top of Mount Suribachi and sand from the landing beach 23 February 1945. ***80TH ...
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Authentic Iwo Jima Volcanic Sand Vial Rare USMC Military Collectible

This iconic location is etched in the annals of World War II history, where Marines demonstrated unparalleled bravery during one of the most pivotal battles of the Pacific ...
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Vintage 1995 Iwo Jima Sand, Lava Rock And Stamp On FDC US Marines WWll

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Iwo Jima Landing Beach Sand One (1) Ounce - WWII Collected In 2008

Sand from Iwo Jima Collected in 2008 One (1) ounce
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iwo jima sand

I was in “Iwo Jima” and I noticed that a lot of people felt a connection to the island or “landing beach” because of the fact that they either had someone that had been there or ...
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Decision Games D-Day at Iwo Jima DCG 1032 Solitaire Play

The beaches had been described as excellent and the advance inland was expected to be easy. Instead, the Marines were faced with 15-foot-high slopes of soft black volcanic ash ...
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