Keywords: US Navy 030517-N-7265L-141 he aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) steams away from Mount Suribachi and the island of Iwo Jima.jpg en The Pacific Ocean May 17 2003 -- The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson CVN 70 steams away from Mount Suribachi and the island of Iwo Jima Japan During World War II this island was the site of a significant naval amphibious assault where on February 19 1945 over 30 000 U S Marines and Sailors went ashore facing heavily fortified Japanese forces U S casualties included over 8 700 combat deaths and over 19 000 wounded 22 000 Japanese perished during the heated battle The Carl Vinson Srike force departed Bremerton in mid-January U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Inez Lawson RELEASED 2003-05-17 030517-N-7265L-141 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 7542 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Inez Lawson PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 |