Mesabi--thanks for the info, my wife's uncle was wounded at Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima, he never talked about it, I always wondered what other battles he was in during the 3 years between Guadalcanal and Iwo, it must have been a rough 3 years. We lost, with a lot of great Marines during the battle of Iwo Jima, including John Basilone, Medal of Honor recipient from New Jersey!
