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From Our Files: Iwo Jima, Feb. 23, 1945

Iwo Jima, a tiny volcanic island in the Pacific between the Marianas Islands and mainland Japan was the site of one of the most historic battles of World War II in which the United States captured the island from Japan.Here is reporter John Beaufort's account, originally published in the Feb. 23, 1945 issue of The Christian Science Monitor.
A wartime bomber part becomes a memorable Christmas gift

The giant inner tube created hours of buoyant fun, even as it destroyed the lawn and threatened to launch the children across the yard.
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Could Iran copy the 'beast'? US aircraft have been reverse-engineered before

Let’s dial back to July 31, 1944, when a B-29 heavy bomber nicknamed Ramp Tramp ended up making an emergency landing at a Soviet base in Vladivostok.
Hiroshima memorial visit: unspoken apology or commitment to disarmament?

While some Japanese still want an apology for the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Obama Administration called the first official US visit to the annual Hiroshima commemoration a demonstration of its commitment to nuclear disarmament.
Behind 'The Pacific' -- Hanks, Spielberg discuss HBO miniseries

'The Pacific,' HBO's 10-part, $195 million miniseries debuts tonight.