Boys On Iwo Jima & Horrors of War
This is a great story - if you haven't read James Bradley's "Flags of our Fathers" I urge you to do so - it is a great read and recounts the battle of Iwo Jima and the horror of the loss of life there in an unforgettable manner.
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Edited by moderator and story removed as per author's request below.
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On 2-May-09, at 11:07 PM, Author Michael T. Powers at
hearttouchers@aol.com wrote:
Good evening!
I am writing to inform you of copyright infringement of materials hosted on your web site at:
Boys On Iwo Jima & Horrors of War - Military Surplus Collectors Forums
I am the author of the story being used entitled: "The Boys of Iwo Jima". © 2000 by Michael T. Powers.
You can find my story as it was originally written on my web site at:
Heart Touchers - IwoJima
The story appears in my book entitled Heart Touchers ISBN-13: 9781591134961 published in 2004
It also appears in the following books:
Chicken Soup for the Grandparent's Soul ISBN-13: 9781558749740 published in 2001
God Allows U-Turns: American Moments ISBN-13: 978-1586605810 published in 2002
Stories From a Soldier's Heart ISBN-13: 9781590523070 published in 2003
You can also find the story on Snopes.com at this link:
snopes.com: Iwo Jima Memorial
And on TruthorFiction.com at this link:
Six Brave Soldiers-Truth!
Please remove the copyrighted material from your site and let me know when that has been taken care of.
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Author Michael T. Powers
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