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Caption:
The Pacific Ocean (May 17, 2003) -- The aircraft carrier USS Carl
Vinson (CVN 70) steams away from Mount Suribachi and the island of Iwo
Jima, Japan. During World War II this island was the site of a
significant naval amphibious assault, where on February 19, 1945, over
30,000 U.S. Marines and Sailors went ashore facing heavily fortified
Japanese forces. U.S. casualties included over 8,700 combat
deaths and over 19,000 wounded. 22,000 Japanese perished during
the heated battle. The Carl Vinson Srike force departed Bremerton
in mid-January. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class
Inez Lawson. (RELEASED)
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