Presidential Document2025-03162
80th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima
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February 25, 2025
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February 19, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 25, 2025)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 10683-10684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03162]
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Vol. 90
Tuesday,
No. 36
February 25, 2025
Part II
The President
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Proclamation 10898--80th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima
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Federal Register / Vol. 90 , No. 36 / Tuesday, February 25, 2025 /
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The President
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Proclamation 10898 of February 19, 2025
80th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
On the morning of February 19, 1945, the first wave of
United States Marines landed on the island of Iwo
Jima--commencing 36 long, perilous days of gruesome
warfare, and one of the most consequential campaigns of
the Second World War. With ruthless fervor, the
Japanese struck our forces with mortars, heavy
artillery, and a steady barrage of small arms fire, but
they could not shake the spirit of the Marines, and
American forces did not retreat.
Five days into the conflict, six Marines ascended the
island's highest peak and hoisted Old Glory into the
summit of Mount Suribachi--a triumphant moment that has
stood the test of time as a lasting symbol of the grit,
resolve, and unflinching courage of Marines and all of
those who serve our Nation in uniform.
After five weeks of unrelenting warfare, the island was
declared secure, and our victory advanced America's
cause in the Pacific Theater--but at a staggering cost.
Of the 70,000 men assembled for the campaign, nearly
7,000 Marines and Sailors died, and 20,000 more were
wounded.
The battle was defined by massive casualties, but also
acts of gallantry--27 Marines and Sailors received the
Medal of Honor for their valor during Iwo Jima. No
other single battle in our Nation's history bears this
distinction. Eighty years later, we proudly continue to
honor their heroism.
American liberty was secured, in part, by young men who
stormed the black sand shores of Iwo Jima and defeated
the Japanese Imperial Army eight decades ago. In spite
of a brutal war, the United States-Japan Alliance
represents the cornerstone of peace and prosperity in
the Indo-Pacific.
Nonetheless, our victory at Iwo Jima stands as a
legendary display of American might and an eternal
testament to the unending love, nobility, and fortitude
of America's Greatest Generation. To every Patriot who
selflessly rose to the occasion, left behind his family
and his home, and gallantly shed his blood for freedom
on the battlefields at Iwo Jima, we vow to never forget
your intrepid devotion--and we pledge to build a
country, a culture, and a future worthy of your
sacrifice.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim February 19, 2025, as
the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. I
encourage all Americans to remember the selfless
patriots of the Greatest Generation.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
nineteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-five, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
ninth.
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