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This clip is Part 1 of a 3-part film.
Dedication of Marine cemetery on Iwo Jima Part 1
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1) CU Five Marines take communion from Chaplain in open field-SV. 2) MS Marines come out of small cave in hillside, large explosion immediately after, smoke pours out of cave entrance. 3) AV Airstrip, shoreline, invasion fleet lying off harbor, Iwo Jima. 4) LS-MS Dedication of the 5th Marine Division cemetery, Iwo Jima-SV. 5) MS Marines wander through graves looking at crosses in 5th Division Marine cemetery on Iwo Jima, Mt. Suribachi background-SV. 6) CU Flag flying from top of Mt. Suribachi, Marines resting foreground. 7) HS Small Japanese landing craft crashed against reef below. 8) MS-Pan Additional scenes of dedication ceremony, 5th Div. Marine cemetery.
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General Records of the Department of the Navy
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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities
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