Video by Lance Cpl. Juan Esqueda | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 03.19.2016
U.S. Marines, Sailors, Japanese Officials and veterans attending the 71st Commemoration of the Battle of Iwo Jima come together in remembrance at the top of Mt. Suribachi at Iwo To, Japan, March 19, 2016. The Iwo Jima Reunion of Honor is an opportunity for Japanese and U.S. veterans and their families, dignitaries and leaders from both nations, and service members to honor the battle while......
Video by Cpl. Robert Williams | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.19.2016
U.S. Navy Mechanics Mate 2nd Class Jack Lazere, a veteran of the Battle of Iwo Jima and native of Cassandra, Pennsylvania, answers questions on March 19, during the 71st Reunion of Honor Ceremony at Iwo To, Japan. The ceremony gathers surviving veterans, their families and active duty service members of both nations to reflect on 71 years of peace and prosperity between the U.S. and Japan......
Video by Cpl. Paul Williams III | AFN Pacific | 03.19.2016
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jerry Yellin, a veteran of the Battle of Iwo Jima , answers questions on March 19, during the 71st Reunion of Honor Ceremony at Iwo To, Japan. The ceremony gathers surviving veterans, their families and active duty service members of both nations to reflect on 71 years of peace and prosperity between the U.S. and Japan alliance....
Video by Cpl. Paul Williams III | AFN Pacific | 03.19.2016
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Abraham Eutsey Jr., a veteran of the Battle of Iwo Jima , answers questions on March 19, during the 71st Reunion of Honor Ceremony at Iwo To, Japan. The ceremony gathers surviving veterans, their families and active duty service members of both nations to reflect on 71 years of peace and prosperity between the U.S. and Japan alliance....
Video by Cpl. Devon Tindle | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.19.2016
Capt. Jerry Yellin, from Fairfield, Iowa, speaks about his coming to peace with the Japanese through his son marrying a Japanese women at the 71st Anniversary Reunion of Honor Ceremony, March 19, 2016, at Iwo To, Japan. Yellin’s youngest Japanese granddaughter, Sarah, traveled to Iwo To to be with her grandfather during the ceremony....
Video by Cpl. Devon Tindle | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.19.2016
Seventy-one years ago the battle of Iwo Jima ended beginning the enduring friendship between the U.S. and Japanese. Mechanics Mate Jack Lazere recalls losing his buddies on Iwo Jima. Japanese Navy Private First Class Shingi Nakazato believes the Reunion of Honor should never end and he hopes for peace between both nations....
Video by Cpl. Robert Williams | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.19.2016
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jerry Yellin and Japanese Navy Pfc. Shingi Nakazato, veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima, talk about how their families have changed over the years March 19, during the 71st Anniversary Reunion of Honor at Iwo To, Japan. The ceremony gathers surviving veterans, their families and active duty service members of both nations to reflect on 71 years of peace and prosperity......
Video by Cpl. Robert Williams | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 03.19.2016
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Abraham Eutsey Jr., a veteran of the Battle of Iwo Jima, explains his story of the conflict at the 71st Anniversary Reunion of Honor ceremony March 19, at Iwo To, Japan. The ceremony gathers surviving veterans, their families and active duty service members of both nations to reflect on 71 years of peace and prosperity between the U.S. and Japan alliance....
