Which battle was one of the most devastating for U.S. Marine Corps?

a.Battle for New Guinea
b.Battle of Iwo Jima
c.Battle of Midway
d.Battle of the Coral Sea

Question

Which battle was one of the most devastating for U.S. Marine Corps?
 	
	a.Battle for New Guinea
	b.Battle of Iwo Jima
	c.Battle of Midway
	d.Battle of the Coral Sea

anonymous · Answer

Iwo Jima

anonymous · Answer

The famous potrait of Iwo Jima where the marines are raising the flag is a good example of why it was devastating.
They were raising the flag because they had thought they took the hill, 10 minutes after the picture was taken they were overrun. All the marines in the portrait died, as well as the camera man, 10 minutes afterward.