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The Battle for Iwo Jima

71st Anniversary

Iwo Jima Infographic

Seventy-one years after the Battle for Iwo Jima, the Defense Department remembers the courage and sacrifice of the service members who fought on the Pacific island, and those who gave their lives there.

Photo Essay

Photo of Former Army Air Corps Capt. Jerry Yellin, left, Navy Seabee Jack Lazere, center left, and Marine Carl DeHaven, veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima, accepting a wreath from a member of the Young Marines group.

Veterans, Service Members Attend 71st Commemoration of Battle of Iwo Jima

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