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From: George Myers <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Oct 1, 2007 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: FW: WWII archaeology query
To: Anne Bickford <[log in to unmask]>


I recently did some terrestrial archaeology testing off the Iwo Jima
Trail at the the US Marine Corps (and others) facilities in Quantico,
Virginia (back during the terrible tragedy at Virginia Tech) and just
thought to pipe up here since we just had a mutual ceremony there and
Mr. Clint Eastwood released his two movies about it, that apparently
the natives called it "Iwo To" and a Japanese officer from away called
it "Iwo Jima" both in Japanese mean the "island" of Iwo.

Just a bit of information looking at those former Confederate circular
dug-in "shacks" there above the Potomac River in that beautiful large
tree forest with American holly in the under-story. Still there,
they'll "fix" the radar I'm told, instead of removing the trees.
Ospreys nest nearby and "Marine One" the White House helo is based
there.

George Myers