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Retired Marine Corps Lt. Gens. Lawrence F. Snowden and Henry C. Stackpole III lay a wreath on the Reunion of Honor memorial on Iwo Jima during the 67th Iwo Jima Reunion of Honor ceremony, March 14, 2012. The Battle of Iwo Jima lasted for 36 days. The reunion was coordinated by the Iwo Jima Associations of America and Japan with help from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. Marine Corps. Snowden is the chairman of the Iwo Jima Association of America.

REMEMBERING IWO JIMA

Retired Marine Corps Lt. Gens. Lawrence F. Snowden and Henry C. Stackpole III lay a wreath on the Reunion of Honor memorial on Iwo Jima during the 67th Iwo Jima Reunion of Honor ceremony, March 14, 2012. The Battle of Iwo Jima lasted for 36 days. The reunion was coordinated by the Iwo Jima Associations of America and Japan with help from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. Marine Corps. Snowden is the chairman of the Iwo Jima Association of America.

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