US Marine graves at Iwo Jima, 1945. The campaign for Iwo Jima caused an untold and incalculable amount of physical, mental and emotional anguish for those who served on the island. No one paid more for victory than those American servicemen who gave their last full measnure of devotion. Each of the Marine divisions that fought on Iwo was given its own piece of ground to open a cemetery for fallen Marines and Sailors. Other non-divisional units had smaller plots of ground to bury their fallen comrades. These were sacred places that showed in the most powerful and moving way the price of victory. All of the cemeteries on Iwo Jima were closed in 1947, and the remains of those buried there were repatriated for burial either in a National Cemetery or in private cemeteries. Next of kin were responsible for choosing a place of burial for their fallen Marines.
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