World War II veteran Don Mates, a survivor of the battle of Iwo Jima. Now 82, he says he wanted nothing to do with Japan… ...full story at Japan Today
from Japan Today on Sun, Apr 20 2008
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YouTube video The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought by the United States and Japan in February and March 1945, during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. The U.S. invasion, known as Operation Detachment, was aimed at capturing the airfields on Iwo Jima. |
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