: The squad joins the patrol that charges up Mount Suribachi. In a moment of reconciliation, Conway saves Stryker's life, and the two men find mutual respect.
: Between battles, Stryker’s vulnerability is revealed. He is an alcoholic struggling with the loss of his wife and son, a personal pain that he masks with his tough exterior. The Final Assault on Iwo Jima Sands of Iwo Jima
In the classic 1949 film Sands of Iwo Jima , the story follows a squad of green Marine recruits as they are molded into a disciplined fighting force by their battle-hardened and widely despised leader, Sergeant John M. Stryker (John Wayne) . From Training to Tarawa : The squad joins the patrol that charges up Mount Suribachi