: Stepping into the leadership role, Conway finishes the letter and echoes Stryker’s signature phrase—"Saddle up! Let’s get back in the war"—leading the surviving men back into the fight. Behind the Scenes & Authenticity
: 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. 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 : Stepping into the leadership role, Conway finishes