US EditionHegseth vows to strengthen alliance with Japan as he joins Iwo Jima memorial service
- U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attended a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in battle during World War II and praised the friendship and trust between the U.S. And Japan.
- Hegseth joined American veterans who survived the battle and Japanese bereaved families, as well as Japanese officials, at Saturday's Reunion of Honor event.
- About 70,000 American troops fought at Iwo Jima in 1945, resulting in nearly 7,000 Marine and 20,000 Japanese deaths, with more than half of the Japanese remains still unaccounted for.
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Hegseth Vows to Strengthen Alliance with Japan as He Joins Iwo Jima Memorial Service
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has praised American-Japanese friendship and trust while attending a memorial service on Iwo Jima to honor those who died in a pivotal World War II battle
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