At a committal service for a fallen Marine on Iwo Jima, 4th Marine Division Chaplain Gage Hotaling concludes the ceremony with the following words:

“You have gallantly given your life on foreign soil in order that others might live. Now we commit your body to the ground.” 🇺🇸

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In February of 1945, Corpsmen carry a wounded Marine on a stretcher to an evacuation boat on the beach at Iwo Jima. 🪖

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81 years ago today, a crew with the 771st Tank Destroyer Battalion rests on a debris-filled street in the shell-torn town of Rheindahlen, Germany. 🪖

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Marines on Iwo Jima take a much deserved break next to a knocked out Japanese gun emplacement in 1945. 🪖

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Today in 1864, the Confederate army opens a POW camp at Andersonville, Georgia. More than 45,000 Union prisoners will be held there in the Civil War's final year. 13,000 will die of disease, starvation & exposure. The camp commandant will later hang for his role in their deaths.

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81 years ago today, soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division march toward Frauwüllesheim, Germany after crossing the Roer River. 🪖

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81 years ago today, medics with the 419th Medical Battalion assist a wounded soldier of the 94th Infantry Division from a jeep at an aid station near Trier, Germany. 🪖

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In February of 1945, Marines display a captured Japanese flag on Iwo Jima. Sgt. James Yncera, pictured on the right, would be killed in action during the fighting in March 1945. 🪖

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In February of 1945, Marines aboard their LVT en route to Iwo Jima. 🪖

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As the battle for Iwo Jima rages on in 1945, a Marine with the 5th Marine Division uses his flamethrower to clear a Japanese bunker 🔥

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81 years ago today, two soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division play cards as they wait for orders to move out of Vettweiß, Germany. 🪖

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U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with The Atlantic that Iran’s new leadership has expressed interest in opening talks, adding that he has agreed to engage in discussions. Trump said negotiations should have happened sooner, stating, “They waited too long,” and noted that many Iranian officials previously involved in talks are no longer alive.

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The Arab world’s most powerful military is now entering the conflict. Saudi Arabia has authorized its forces to respond militarily against Iran if necessary following recent regional attacks.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has signaled strong support for defensive action and warned of serious consequences if Iranian strikes continue.

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Khamenei has been confirmed killed in an Israeli Air Force strike on his compound.

This marks the end of an era that has defined Iran — and much of the Middle East — for nearly half a century.

For 47 years, Ali Khamenei stood as the central figure of the Islamic Republic, shaping its ideology, suppressing dissent, and directing regional conflicts. Now, on the very first day of this war, reports suggest the man who ruled Iran with absolute authority is gone.

This is not just another battlefield development — it fundamentally changes everything: the psychological balance of the conflict, the future of the regime, and the trajectory of Iran itself.

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Reports indicate that Iran’s Defense Minister, Amir Hatami, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian were targeted during the first wave of strikes.

The presidential compound in Tehran has been confirmed to get hit by multiple strikes.

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From “Overlord” and “Desert Storm” to “Epic Fury” — The Curious History of Codenaming Military Operations

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Gulf War 1941 — The Forgotten Allied Invasion of Iran

“The ensuing campaign would cost hundreds of lives, raise to the throne a future dictator and set the stage for the first real show down of the Cold War.”

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