Garand picture of the day - Airfield #2 Iwo Jima

[Mark in Rochester]

Iwo Jima Operation, 1945

"In the shadow of a captured Jap blockhouse on second airfield, Iwo Jima, Marines inch forward under heavy enemy fire. They are: (left to right), Private First Class John J. Helus ..., and Corporal John A. Hicks ..." (quoted from the original 1945 vintage caption).
Taken by Sergeant Bob Cooke, the photograph shows one Marine aiming his M1 Rifle while the other stands ready with a Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR).

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