Sergeant Stryker (John Wayne) is a tormented person. He has an alcohol problem, and is tough on his men. But he hopes he has taught them enough that it might save their lives. Of course nothing ever works 100 percent. After a hard fight up Mount Suribachi, Stryker is killed by a sniper's bullet, just before the raising of the flag by the Marines on the mount. Stryker's death was not expected. I though Wayne always lived. After his death the discover he has a son he is not able to see, a reason for some of his torment. Ira Hayes played himself in this movie as one of the men who raises the flag, and as a member of the unit Stryker trained and commanded.
Tough fighting but an enjoyable movie. Wayne was nominated for an Oscar for this movie.
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