What was it like to be at Iwo Jima?

What It Was Like to Be on the Ground at Iwo Jima. Weapon Hunter host Paul Shull is tracing the history of the iconic American gun known as the Stinger. In the process, he meets Robert Mueller, a veteran who survived the battle of Iwo Jima, where the Stinger made its debut. (3:20). read more

I have been to Iwo Jima although it is now called Iwo To (sulfur island.) There is now a single airstrip which is orientated 07/25. That is seventy degrees from true north. read more

13 Nov 2015: Iwo Jima is placed first in of a list of 10 dangerous volcanoes, with volcanologists saying there may be a one in three chance of a large eruption this century. Climate. Iwo Jima has a tropical climate. read more

IWO JIMA WAS A BARREN NUB OF VOLCANIC ROCK—and, thanks to its location, an unavoidable stop on the bloody slog to Japan. The island, with two airfields from which Japanese fighter pilots sallied against American bombers, sits 670 miles south of Tokyo. read more