Retired Iwo Jima Marine pilot, Edward Mix, eats lunch with an active-duty Marine at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Feb. 16. This year marks the 73rd anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, which began Feb. 19, 1945 and ended March 26, 1945.

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