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“Corporal Edward Burckhard, of Yonkers, New York, sports a kitten that he found at the base of Suribachi Yama on the battlefield at Iwo Jima, when he came ashore with the Fifth Marine Division. This photo is from the Holland M. Smith Collection (COLL2949).

“Corporal Edward Burckhard, of Yonkers, New York, sports a kitten that he found at the base of Suribachi Yama on the battlefield at Iwo Jima, when he came ashore with the Fifth Marine Division. This photo is from the Holland M. Smith Collection (COLL2949).