Lt. Gen. Holland Smith - Surveys Iwo Jima, Post-Battle

The Battle of Iwo Jima was long, and difficult, for both sides.  After it was over, Lt. Gen. Holland Smith viewed the damage:

LtGen Holland M. Smith, USMC, with his Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, chief of staff, Col Dudley S. Brown, surveys the wreckage along the landing beaches. Iwo Jima was Gen Smith's last battle. After this, he returned to his headquarters on Hawaii.

Credits

U.S. Marine Corps photo 110635, featured in Closing In:  Marines in the Seizure of Iwo Jima, by Col. Joseph H. Alexander, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired), at page 51.  Part of the Marines in World War II Commemorative Series.