US veterans return to Iwo Jima for 65th reunion

March 4, 2010
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Veteran Richard Rothwell, 97, of Catonsville, Md., attends a memorial Wednesday, March 3, 2010 on Iwo Jima, Japan. Dozens of U.S. veterans, now in their 80s and 90s, returned to the remote volcanic island of Iwo Jima to mark the 65th anniversary of one of World War II's fiercest battles. (AP Photo/Eric Talmadge)AP – The 97-year-old American’s memories of comrades blown away on either side of him on Iwo Jima are a world away from his vision of the island after returning to commemorate one of World War II’s fiercest battles.

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