Download or read book IWO JIMA "Give Me Fifty Marines Not Afraid To Die" written by Lt John Keith Wells Usmcr Major and published by . This book was released on 2024-06-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second Lieutenant John K. (Keith) Wells USMC commanded the most decorated Infantry Platoon to come out of a single engagement in the history of the United States as Platoon Leader of the 3rd Platoon, Easy Company, 28th Marines on the island of Iwo Jima. He vividly describes how he and his men trained and eventually attacked Mount Suribachi and raised the first American flag. Lt. Wells recounts the courage and sacrifices he and his men endured during one of the bloodiest battles to be fought in WWII in the Pacific. "Uncommon valor was a common virtue" - Quoted by Admiral Nimitz as he peered from ship to witness the Marines fighting at Iwo Jima.