Each Senator at Western represents a specific constituent group, usually in his or her discipline, and works to apprise constituents of current Senate action and discussions. Senate Elections and appointments to Standing Committees take place in Spring quarter. What committee work does the Senate oversee?
What was true of the battle Iwo Jima? The island battle represented some of the most vicious fighting throughout the Pacific theater of operations. It was the first successful American attack on Japanese soil.
The Monitor's Joseph C. Harsch explained at the time why Iwo Jima played such an important role in the US campaign in the Pacific during World War II.hy Iwo Jima mattered in World War II: From the Monitor Archives. Seventy years ago, AP's Joe Rosenthal took the now iconic photo of US Marines raising the flag at Iwo Jima.