29 Palms to the Golden Gate Bridge - March 10-23 2026

 

A few months ago we found out that Ben O'Donnell (Lt. Colonel)is  being deployed with his division from 29 Palms to Iwo Jima for 6 months. Greg and I decided that we should go visit before that.
After consulting with Ben about the best time we decided mid March would be best.


Flag raising on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima February 23, 1945

 

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