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Families, veterans gather on Iwo Jima to remember crucial WWII fight

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About 220 visitors from the U.S. and Japan attended the annual Reunion of Honor ceremony commemorating the pivotal World War II clash. Between 80 to 100 members of Japanese families who lost loved ones on Iwo Jima were present. Of 70,000 Marines that fought there, more than 6,800 were killed and 19,000 were wounded.

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Families, veterans gather on Iwo Jima to remember crucial WWII fight

Of 70,000 Marines that fought there, more than 6,800 were killed and 19,000 were wounded. On the Japanese side, about 18,000 were killed. Only 216 were captured.

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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