A joint Marine / Japanese Defense Force color guard parades the colors during a wreath laying ceremony at the Reunion of Honors Memorial atop Mount Suribachi. The ceremony commemorated the 50th anniversary of the battle for Iwo Jima and was attended by both American and Japanese veterans. The dock landing ship USS GERMANTOWN (LSD-42) in the background pulls away from the same beach where Marines had to fiercely fight their way ashore 50 years ago. Base: Iwo Jima Country: Japan (JPN)
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