Iwo Jima: Where Uncommon Valor was a Common Virtue

The 27th division of Iwo Jima, James Wade once said about the Iwo Jima war. "Later, the lieutenant from the headquarters lieutenant came to see me, the pope is usually a silent youth, now he seems to be disturbingly obvious and am eager to speak, what's wrong? "" At the beginning of today, Czecada, Hoppe and I were sending electric wires to G. Nips opened us and dropped the shell around our shallow shell.

(3) Unusual heroism is a common virtue. It means victory in Iwo Jima, World War II, the biggest all-sea battle in history. Admits Nimitz explained the entire Marine during World War II with the roar of the Marine Corps of Iwojima. "Unusual courage is a common virtue" (5) It is a Marine Corps motto. The Marines have followed that motto, Semper Fidelis (always faithful), which shows that the US Marines were never rebellious. This motto was adopted around 1883. Prior to that, there were three mottoes, traditional and not official. First, Fortitudine (robust) appeared around 1812. The second one is clearly the translations of the Royal Marines' Per Mare, Per Terrem on the sea and land. Until 1848, the third motto was "to go to Tripoli coast" to commemorate the fact that Auburn captured Dean in 1805.

Admiral Chester Nimits said on the island of Iwo Jima, "rare courage is a common virtue" 5. Inspired by Bradley's mobile book, I decided to interview the other battles in the Second World War. "Ordinary" Americans, this is a veteran from my mother's small hometown. I learned that Iwo Jima is not the only place where special courage is a common virtue. corporal. Truman Moore fought in North Africa and Italy, where he saw his best friend killed. It is Moore. 19 years old. After spending several months in a foxhole in the winter of 1944, his legs froze and he was brought home. A man asked him at a military hospital where he was from. Moore replied: "I am from Alabama but I grew up in Italy." 6

(3) Courage. After the occupation of Iwo Jima, Admiral Nimitz showed the performance of a Marine Corps occupying the island when saying "rare heroism is a universal virtue". Behaviors of more than 300 Marine Corps receiving the Medal of Honor stand out the rich history of the Corps. Courage and courage are characteristics of Marine Corps. (8) core value. Honor, courage, commitment. American generations of men and women of generations have special meaning to the term US Marine Corps. They do this through battlefield or battlefield performance. In order for us to maintain this good reputation, we need to keep these core values ​​deeply rooted in our minds and spirits. Please reaffirm these core values ​​and ensure that they guide your performance, behavior and behavior every minute every day. Bay uniforms and personal grooming Marines are always proud of the emergence of individual Marines.