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Caption:
Pacific Ocean (May 17, 2003) -- The nuclear powered aircraft carrier
USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and the fast combat support ship USS
Sacramento (AOE 1) pass Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo
Jima. During World War II this island was the site of a
significant naval amphibious assault where on Feb. 19, 1945 more than
30,000 Marines and Sailors went ashore facing heavily fortified
Japanese forces. American casualties included more than 8,700
combat deaths and over 19,000 wounded. U.S. Navy photo by
Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Inez Lawson. (RELEASED)
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