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.
U.S. flag raised on Iwo Jima. During the bloody Battle for Iwo Jima, U.S. Marines from the 3rd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Regiment of the 5th Division take the crest of Mount Suribachi, the islandâs highest peak and most strategic position, and raise the U.S. flag.Marine photographer Louis Lowery was with them and...n this day, during the battle for Iwo Jima, U.S. Marines raise the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi, the highest point on the island of Iwo Jima and a key strategic point. Later, Marine commanders decide to raise a second, larger flag, an event which an Associated Press photographer captured on film.