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US HR142
Resolution
Status
2/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
Ken Calvert
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AI Summary
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Recognizes the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, which began February 19, 1945 and ended March 26, 1945, involving more than 70,000 U.S. Marines supported by Navy and Army forces
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Commemorates the two flag raisings on Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945, the second of which produced the iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph now memorialized as the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia
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Honors U.S. servicemembers who suffered over 26,000 casualties including more than 6,800 killed, as well as the approximately 20,000 Japanese soldiers killed defending the island
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Notes that 27 Medals of Honor were awarded (22 Marines, 5 Navy)—the most Marines ever to receive the decoration for a single battle—and that the secured airfields saved an estimated 24,000 B-29 crewmen through emergency landings
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Reaffirms U.S.-Japan friendship and encourages Americans to honor Battle of Iwo Jima veterans through appropriate programs and ceremonies
Legislative Description
Recognizing the 80th anniversary of the amphibious landing on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima during World War II and the raisings of the flag of the United States on Mount Suribachi.
Armed forces and national security
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2/18/2025