Friday, October 22, 2010

Remembering The Japanese Dead At Iwo Jima

Entrance to the 5th MarDiv cemetery on Iwo Jima with Mount Suribachi in the background. USMC Photo

Report: Graves That May Hold Remains Of 2,000 Japanese Soldiers Found On WWII Battleground -- Canadian Press

TOKYO — Two mass graves that may hold the remains of up to 2,000 Japanese soldiers have been discovered on the island of Iwo Jima, one of the bloodiest and most iconic battlesites of World War II, a report and officials said Friday.

A team of Japanese searchers has discovered 51 remains in two areas listed by the U.S. military after the war as enemy cemeteries, one of which could contain as many as 2,000 bodies, Japan's Kyodo news agency said Friday.

The team was to report its findings later Friday to the prime minister's office.

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More News On Japanese Graves At Iwo Jima

Bodies, mass graves found on Iwo Jima -- Yahoo News/AP
Grave Containing Up to 2,000 Bodies Found on Iwo Jima -- AOL News
Iwo Jima grave could hold 2,000 Japanese soldiers -- Toronto Star/AP

My Comment: The Americans were not the only ones who got slaughtered in Iwo Jima. The Japanese were also decimated, but at levels that pale in comparison to what were U.S. casualties at the time.

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