Veterans return to Iwo Jima for 70th anniversary

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  • The color guard holds the flag of the U.S. during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, now known as Ioto, Japan, Saturday, March 21, 2015. The battle is one of WWII’s bloodiest and most iconic battles. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
  • Iwo Jima, now known officially as Ioto, is seen from an airplane in Japan, Saturday, March 21, 2015. The U.S. and Japan held the ceremony Saturday to mark the 70th anniversary of one of World War II’s bloodiest and most iconic battles. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
  • U.S. Marines walk on Invasion Beach near the site of a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, now known as Ioto, Japan, Saturday, March 21, 2015. The battle is one of WWII’s bloodiest and most iconic battles. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
  • U.S. Marines walk toward Mt. Suribachi near the site of a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, now known as Ioto, Japan, Saturday, March 21, 2015. The battle is one of WWII’s bloodiest and most iconic battles. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
  • U.S. veterans pay respect at the Iwo Jima battle monument during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima on Iwo Jima, now known officially as Ioto, Japan Saturday, March 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
  • A U.S. veteran with uniform attends a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, now known officially as Ioto, Japan Saturday March 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
  • A U.S. veteran is comforted by a U.S. solider at the memorial statue during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima on Iwo Jima, now known officially as Ioto, Japan Saturday, March 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
  • U.S. veterans offer a wreath during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima on Iwo Jima, now known officially as Ioto, Japan Saturday, March 21, 2015. Dozens of aging U.S. veterans gathered on the tiny, barren island of Iwo Jima on Saturday to mark the 70th anniversary of one of the bloodiest and most iconic battles of World War II.(AP Photo/Japan Pool) JAPAN OUT
  • U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, left in the middle, offers a wreath during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima on Iwo Jima, now known officially as Ioto, Japan Saturday, March 21, 2015. Dozens of aging U.S. veterans gathered on the tiny, barren island of Iwo Jima on Saturday to mark the 70th anniversary of one of the bloodiest and most iconic battles of World War II.(AP Photo/Japan Pool) JAPAN OUT
  • Japan’s Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, right, and other Japanese officials offer a wreath during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima on Iwo Jima, now known officially as Ioto, Japan Saturday, March 21, 2015. Dozens of aging U.S. veterans gathered on the tiny, barren island of Iwo Jima on Saturday to mark the 70th anniversary of one of the bloodiest and most iconic battles of World War II.(AP Photo/Japan Pool) JAPAN OUT
  • The color guard of the United States Marines and Japan Self Defense Force hold the flags of the U.S. and Japan during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, now known as Ioto, Japan, Saturday, March 21, 2015. The battle is one of WWII’s bloodiest and most iconic battles. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)