“What the devil do they have that thing flying for?”
The First Battalion, 24th Marines reacts to the flag raising on Mount Suribachi.
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A Niche In History
The New York Daily News ran this photograph on 17 April 1945. Eli Plotnick was a kid from Queens, a son of Solomon and Anna… Read More »A Niche In History
Black Sand
Seventy years ago today, a nineteen-year-old ammunition carrier from Sylvania, Ohio, saved a man’s life. He made himself a human shield, protecting his friend as… Read More »Black Sand
Last Muster: Edward Curylo (1923 – 2015)
Ed Curylo smokes a cigarette following the Tinian campaign. Edward Curylo, late of Baker Company and Headquarters Company, 1/24th Marines, passed away in January. A… Read More »Last Muster: Edward Curylo (1923 – 2015)
“The Company From Brooklyn”
A little-known nickname for Charlie Company, 24th Marines – even if “dem bums” were “a vigorous minority group affecting the character of the entire outfit.”… Read More »“The Company From Brooklyn”