Sands of Iwo Jima



John Wayne stars as Sergeant John Stryker, a hard-nosed Marine Squad Leader who must mold a squad of raw recruits into a combat-ready fighting machine. Stryker's training is soon put to the test in a full scale assault againt the Japanese on Iwo Jima.    



Stryker is seen here, welcoming his new recruits to his squad. He is giving them the shake down on the tough training that is coming.



In this picture, you naturally see John Wayne super impose over men going through training. I thought it would be a neat picture.



PVT Charlie Bass is seen here entering Stryker's tent. He is pleading Stryker not to drinking himself silly, like he normally does.



The boys are out on the town on their first pass. CPL Dunn and PVT Conway are seen carrying a drunken friend into the club.



PVT Dunn just married his sweetheart, who he just met recently. He is here with his buddies leaving the church. He and his wife are off on a 44 hour honeymoon.



The boys are at sea now, preparing to attack Tarwoa Island. They are being brief by the Platoon Leader in this scene.



Stryker and the rest of the boys are landing on Tarwoa in this scene. They are riding in AmTracks from their ship to the shore.



The marines are pinned down on the shore in this scene. Machine gun emplacements to their front is keeping them pinned down. Stryker ends destory the emplacments with satchel charges.



They have moved inland now, some of the boys are running out of ammo. PVT Thomas (Forrest Tucker) is seen running back to rear for more ammo. He is leaving PVT Bass and the Greek behind.



Thomas has found the greek bayoneted to death, with Bass missing. He was late getting back, stopped off for coffee. (That is not a pun neither)



Tarwoa is cleane of the Japanese. The men are seen here on the troop ship heading back to New Zealand for R & R "Rest and Relaxation".



Back in New Zealand now, Stryker's squad is seen here receiving 3 new soldiers to replace the ones they lost are Tarwoa. You will notice a very young Martin Milner (Adam-12).



The boys are now preparing for the maddening battle of Iwo Jima. They are seen here being briefed on the battle plan.



The fighting is finally down now, the boys are on the slope of MT Suribachi. Right after this seen, Stryker is killed by a Japanese soldier hiding about 10 feet away in a hole. The boys end up killing the enemy.



Everyone should know this seen, the raising of the United States flag on Mount Suribachi. "The End"