Marines crouched in a Coast Guard-manned LCVP on the way in on the first wave to hit the beach at Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945, photo 2 of 2 [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     Marines crouched in a Coast Guard-manned LCVP on the way in on the first wave to hit the beach at Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945, photo 2 of 2 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Identification Code   NH 104225
More on...   
Battle of Iwo Jima   Main article  Photos  Maps  
LCVP-class   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 605 x 743 pixels
Photos on Same Day 19 Feb 1945
Photos at Same Place Iwo Jima, Japan
Added By C. Peter Chen
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010:
Official government photographs and documents are in the public domain and may be scanned and reproduced in print or online. They may be cropped or resized, but their content may not be altered.
Additionally, according to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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1. Anonymous says:
26 Feb 2019 06:39:59 PM

these guys are too laid back to be going in on any first wave any where.

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