sgt. ravi persad, a career planner with combat logistics battalion 31, 31st marine expeditionary unit, leaves a memento in front of the marine memorial atop mt. suribachi on iwo jima, japan, nov. 30, 2017. mementos are left to pay respect to those who fought in the battle of iwo jima during world war ii, which was a keystone battle in marine corps history.

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