On the fourth day of battle, Marines fought to the top of Mount Suribachi, the tallest mountain on Iwo Jima.

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These include the USS Bataan to conduct search and rescue missions, eight swift water rescue teams, the Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group to help with disaster response equipment, and Hospital Ship USNS Comfort to help provide medical care.

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And fossil finds from Red Deer Cave, also in China, and Iwo Eleru in Nigeria point to a hitherto unappreciated diversity among Late Pleistocene humans.

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Despite his experience, Marty returned to the island of Iwo Jima 25 years later after the battle.

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