Updated: 14 Jan 2003
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Memorandum Number: No. 038-M
February 21, 1995
MEMORANDUM FOR CORRESPONDENTS
Veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima, along with more than 400 active duty U.S.
Marines and sailors, aircraft from Carrier Air Wing Five, and the USS San
Bernardino (LST-1189) will participate in the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of
the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Veterans representing the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Marine Divisions, U.S. Navy,
U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Army Air Forces, along with Japanese veterans and
family members will return March 14, 1995, to conduct a joint/combined
ceremony.
They will hold a memorial service for their fallen comrades and commemorate 50
years of peace and friendship between Japan and the United States.
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