The Snapshots in Time Collection

U.S. Marines Group Portrait on the Beach, Iwo Jima, WWII

U.S. Marines Group Portrait on the Beach, Iwo Jima, WWII

Marines of the 5th Marine Division relax on the black volcanic sands of Iwo Jima. Photographs like this, taken during lulls in the fighting or the subsequent occupation, capture a different side of the war: young men finding brief moments of camaraderie and rest on an island whose terrain and name became synonymous with some of the fiercest combat of the Pacific campaign. Project: 218318