Name change of famous island not accepted by men who fought there.
"It was Iwo Jima Iwo Jima (ē`wō jē`mə, ē`wô), Jap. Io-jima, volcanic island, c.8 sq mi (21 sq km), W Pacific, largest and most important of the Volcano Islands. Mt. to us when we took it. We'll recognize
whatever the Japanese want to call it but we'll stick to Iwo Jima
ourselves." When the Japanese decided to revert re·vert
v.
1. To return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief.
2. To undergo genetic reversion. to calling the
island Iwo To, retired Marine Corps Major General Fred Haynes Freddie Lynn "Fred" Haynes (March 29, 1946 -- November 5, 2006) was, despite his relatively small physical size, a star football player for the Louisiana State University Tigers from 1966-1968, having climaxed his three-season career by successfully quarterbacking both the Sugar , who was
part of the regiment that raised the U.S. flag on Mount Suribachi, said
he and other survivors would stick to Iwo Jima.
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