Above / When the Naperville Memorial Day Parade begins at 10:15AM May 26, meandering through downtown Naperville to the Community Concert Center in Central Park, scouts will carry different banners that name all of Naperville’s 114 fallen since the Spanish-American War. (PN File Photo)
Mindful of Memorial Day, a visit to the website hosted by the U.S. Department of Veterans affairs will enlighten readers with a remembrance regarding the Battle of Iwo Jima.
That battle in World War II began on Feb. 19, 1945, lasted for 36 days and 35 nights, and ended on March 26, 1945.
“According to U.S. Naval accounts, wounded exceeded 19,000, including more than 5,900 Marines and Sailors killed in action and who died of wounds…