00:10I'm Private Jake Schmidt, Baker Company, 1st Battalion, 28th Marines.
00:14I come from Laredo, Texas.
00:17This will be my first ever combat on a godforsaken volcanic rock in the middle of the ocean.
00:25It's called Iwo Jima.
00:31The Amtrak is packed with 18 of us.
00:36Smells, diesel, salt spray, puke, and men's fear.
00:51Nips have taken a pummeling for the last few days, but who knows what they're doing dug in there right
00:56now.
00:58I reckon they ain't gonna come quietly.
01:13We've had the training.
01:15We have the right gear to do the job.
01:21So now, I'm just praying that when we hit the beach that I do my bit and keep my head
01:28when the lead starts flying.
01:32We'll be right back.
01:32We might be right back.
01:48We'll be right back.
01:57We'll be right back.
01:57Grazie a tutti.
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