Listen "Letters home to Elgin told of constant barrage at the siege of Iwo Jima"
Episode Synopsis
Elgin lost 6 servicemen at the battle for Iwo Jima in 1945. Historian Mike Alft recounts the tale in this echo from March 26, 1995.
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