Youth Iwo Jima
Youth Iwo Jima
$25.00
Pearl Harbor was December 7, 1941. Japan pulled America into World War II. The American Pacific War was unique and saw some of the bloodiest and most terrifying battles to date.
Iwo Jima stood tall as a heavily defended island with 21,000 Japanese soldiers, a dense network of bunkers and artillery, and 11 miles of underground tunnels. The objective was to take over the two airfields supplying a Japanese attack and pushing through to mainland Japan.
Over 5 weeks saw violent attacks as it stands a rare instance where more American casualties were seen than enemy forces.
A reinforced platoon size patrol from E Company was ordered to climb to the summit of Mount Suribachi at the top of Iwo Jima and seize and occupy the crest. The patrol commander, First Lieutenant Harold Schrier, was handed a small battalion American flag to be raised on top to signal Suribachi's capture, if they reached the summit.
Once the top was secured by Schrier and his men, a length of Japanese water pipe was found among the wreckage, and the American flag was attached to the pipe and then raised and planted on top of Mount Suribachi which became the first foreign flag to fly on Japanese soil.
That flag was later removed and given back to the Navy. However, six marines had gone back with a larger American flag and attached that to a thicker piece of water pipe. As they raised that new symbol of freedom to the crest of Mount Suribachi a photo was taken by marine photographer Joe Rosenthal and it was named "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima".
That image on a shirt.
• 100% cotton
• Sport Grey is 90% cotton, 10% polyester
• Fabric weight: 5.3 oz./yd² (180 g/m²)
• Pre-shrunk fabric
• Classic fit
• Taped neck and shoulders
• Tear-away tag
• Made with OEKO-TEX certified low-impact dyes
• Blank product sourced from the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Haiti, Nicaragua, or El Salvador
This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!
Iwo Jima stood tall as a heavily defended island with 21,000 Japanese soldiers, a dense network of bunkers and artillery, and 11 miles of underground tunnels. The objective was to take over the two airfields supplying a Japanese attack and pushing through to mainland Japan.
Over 5 weeks saw violent attacks as it stands a rare instance where more American casualties were seen than enemy forces.
A reinforced platoon size patrol from E Company was ordered to climb to the summit of Mount Suribachi at the top of Iwo Jima and seize and occupy the crest. The patrol commander, First Lieutenant Harold Schrier, was handed a small battalion American flag to be raised on top to signal Suribachi's capture, if they reached the summit.
Once the top was secured by Schrier and his men, a length of Japanese water pipe was found among the wreckage, and the American flag was attached to the pipe and then raised and planted on top of Mount Suribachi which became the first foreign flag to fly on Japanese soil.
That flag was later removed and given back to the Navy. However, six marines had gone back with a larger American flag and attached that to a thicker piece of water pipe. As they raised that new symbol of freedom to the crest of Mount Suribachi a photo was taken by marine photographer Joe Rosenthal and it was named "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima".
That image on a shirt.
• 100% cotton
• Sport Grey is 90% cotton, 10% polyester
• Fabric weight: 5.3 oz./yd² (180 g/m²)
• Pre-shrunk fabric
• Classic fit
• Taped neck and shoulders
• Tear-away tag
• Made with OEKO-TEX certified low-impact dyes
• Blank product sourced from the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Haiti, Nicaragua, or El Salvador
This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!
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