497: Lessons About Human Will and Those Who Don't Break. "Combat Leadership at Iwo".

This is Jocko Podcast No. 497 with Echo Charles and me, Jocko Willink. Good evening, Echo. Good evening. The Battle of Iwo Jima occupies a meaningful niche in the heritage of our nation and our core.

Marines of subsequent generations, accustomed to limited wars and restrictive rules of engagement, may find it hard to imagine the battle's sheer size and fury. The raw dimensions are staggering. Three marine divisions assaulting a densely fortified island from the sea. Thirty six days of savage point blank firing that won a great victory, but cost the five amphibious corps nearly twenty eight thousand casualties.

The bloodiest battle. in Marine Corps history. In the last and final analysis, it is the guy with the rifle and machine gun who wins and pays the penalty to preserve our liberty. My hat is off to the Marines. I think my feelings about them is best expressed by Major General Julian Smith.

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