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Video by Cpl. Devon Tindle
Friendship Endures 71 Years Since Battle of Iwo Jima-AFN
III Marine Expeditionary Force
March 19, 2016 | 0:59
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.
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