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James "Jim" Krodel, a Marine veteran and survivor of the battle for Iwo Jima from Quitman, Texas, poses for a photo during the Iwo Jima Battle Survivors and Family Association 70th anniversary reunion at Wichita Falls, Texas, February 14, 2015. Krodel served in the Marines 1944-1946. - James "Jim" Krodel, a Marine veteran and survivor of the battle for Iwo Jima from Quitman, Texas, poses for a photo during the Iwo Jima Battle Survivors and Family Association 70th anniversary reunion at Wichita Falls, Texas, February 14, 2015. Krodel served in the Marines 1944-1946.

Reflections of Iwo Jima; Pfc. James Krodel; 'Remembering friends lost 70 years later'

I met James Krodel and his wife Mary on the first day of the Iwo Jima Survivors and Family Association 70th anniversary reunion. I toured part of a museum at Fort Sill, Oklahoma with James. He taught me about the weapons he used in battle. He showed me a list he carries with him, which names all of the ships he had been on along with his dog

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Raymond Lueb, Marine survivor from the battle of Iwo Jima, poses for a photo during the Iwo Jima Battle Survivors and Family Association 70th anniversary reunion at Wichita Falls, Texas, February 14, 2015. Lueb served in the Marine Corps from January 1944 until May 1946. - Raymond Lueb, Marine survivor from the battle of Iwo Jima, poses for a photo during the Iwo Jima Battle Survivors and Family Association 70th anniversary reunion at Wichita Falls, Texas, February 14, 2015. Lueb served in the Marine Corps from January 1944 until May 1946.

Reflections of Iwo Jima; Corporal Raymond Lueb; “32 days on Iwo Jima without scratch"

Raymond Lueb from Edmond, Oklahoma enlisted in the Marine Corps because he was going to be drafted and he wanted his choice of branch of service. Lueb spent about six months of initial training and assault training on the beaches of California. Lueb arrived on the black beach of Iwo Jima in the second assault wave. He served as an 81mm mortar man

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Marshall Harris, Marine survivor from the battle of Iwo Jima, poses for a photo during the Iwo Jima Battle Survivors and Family Association 70th anniversary reunion at Wichita Falls, Texas, February 14, 2015. Harris served with 2nd Armored Amphibian Tank Battalion during World War II. - Marshall Harris, Marine survivor from the battle of Iwo Jima, poses for a photo during the Iwo Jima Battle Survivors and Family Association 70th anniversary reunion at Wichita Falls, Texas, February 14, 2015. Harris served with 2nd Armored Amphibian Tank Battalion during World War II.

Reflections of Iwo Jima; Corporal Marshall Harris; “The ghost of 2nd Armored"

Marshall Harris from Elk River, Minnesota enlisted in the Marine Corps after he graduated from high school early because of World War II. Harris participated in several campaigns throughout the Pacific including Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima.Harris served as a machine gunner and radio operator with the 2nd Armored Amphibian Tank Battalion. While at

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William "Bill" Schott, a Marine veteran and survivor from the battle of Iwo Jima, poses for a photo at the Iwo Jima Battle Survivors and Family Association 70th anniversary reunion in Wichita Falls, Texas, February 14, 2015. Schott served in the Marine Corps from 1943 to 1947. - William "Bill" Schott, a Marine veteran and survivor from the battle of Iwo Jima, poses for a photo at the Iwo Jima Battle Survivors and Family Association 70th anniversary reunion in Wichita Falls, Texas, February 14, 2015. Schott served in the Marine Corps from 1943 to 1947.

Reflections of Iwo Jima; Sergeant William “Bill” Schott; “I prayed hard, I dug deep and I ran fast.”

William “Bill” Schott from Sioux City, Iowa, quit high school to enlist into the Marine Corps. Schott attended school for paratroopers at Camp Gillespie, Oklahoma for about five or six weeks and completed a total of 13 jumps.Shortly after he became a runner, a troop who moved vehicles up as forces moved. “I was in the sixth wave in. My job was to

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Hershel "Woody" Williams, Marine survivor from the battle of Iwo Jima and the last living Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during the battle, poses for a photo during the Iwo Jima Battle Survivors and Family Association 70th anniversary reunion at Wichita Falls, Texas, February 14, 2015. Williams has started the Hershel "Woody" Williams Medal of Honor Foundation, which encourages, with the assistance of the American public and community leaders, establishing permanent gold star family memorial monuments in their communities throughout the United States to honor gold star families who have sacrificed a loved one in the service of their country. - Hershel "Woody" Williams, Marine survivor from the battle of Iwo Jima and the last living Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during the battle, poses for a photo during the Iwo Jima Battle Survivors and Family Association 70th anniversary reunion at Wichita Falls, Texas, February 14, 2015. Williams has started the Hershel "Woody" Williams Medal of Honor Foundation, which encourages, with the assistance of the American public and community leaders, establishing permanent gold star family memorial monuments in their communities throughout the United States to honor gold star families who have sacrificed a loved one in the service of their country.

Humble farmer now legendary Marine

Hershel “Woody” Williams weighed only three pounds when he was born on a farm in Quiet Dell, West Virginia. His early education took place in a one-room schoolhouse. As a young man, he joined the Marine Corps Reserves believing he would never be shipped overseas, but still wanting to guard the United States from the home front. Williams thought

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Hershel "Woody" Williams, Marine survivor from the battle of Iwo Jima and the last living Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during the battle, and William "Bil" Schott a Marine survivor from the battle of Iwo Jima, salute during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner during the 70th Anniversary Iwo Jima Veteran's Program at Sheppard Air Force Base Elementary School, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, February 13, 2015. The students at the school performed a program with the Sheppard Choir singing songs and the sixth graders reading poems they wrote. - Hershel "Woody" Williams, Marine survivor from the battle of Iwo Jima and the last living Medal of Honor recipient for his actions during the battle, and William "Bil" Schott a Marine survivor from the battle of Iwo Jima, salute during the singing of the Star Spangled Banner during the 70th Anniversary Iwo Jima Veteran's Program at Sheppard Air Force Base Elementary School, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, February 13, 2015. The students at the school performed a program with the Sheppard Choir singing songs and the sixth graders reading poems they wrote.