99. "Sands of Iwo Jima" (1949)

World War II Movie Night returns to a ripe year for 1949's "Sands
of Iwo Jima," a definitive U.S. Marines movie and starring
vehicle for one John Wayne. This movie also features a very
interesting connection to the war itself that may or may not
merit celebration, which we'll get into... Asides include "Karate
Kid" and its little-noticed World War II subplot, my
non-relationship with coffee, and I go all Child Protective
Services on a character in the movie! 


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