With riflemen leading the way, flame throwing U.S.

With riflemen leading the way, flame throwing U.S. Marines, bent by the weight of their weapons, move forward toward enemy pillboxes on Iwo Island, Japanese military outpost within three hours' bombing range of Tokyo, capital of Japan. Despite stubborn resistance by the Japanese, U.S. troops had seized all but the northernmost tip of the volcanic island two weeks after the landings. More than 2,050 Marines and more than 12,800 Japanese lost their lives in the first three weeks of fighting. NI 6566