U.S. veterans pay respect at the Iwo Jima battle monument during a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the battle. (Eugene Hoshiko / Associated Press)
Relatives of U.S. and Japanese soldiers who died in the Battle of Iwo Jima lay a wreath at the memorial on Iwo Jima, now known as Ioto. (Eugene Hoshiko / Associated Press)
U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment of the Fifth Division raise the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima on Feb. 23, 1945. (Joe Rosenthal / Associated Press)
Iwo Jima, now known as Ioto, is seen from an airplane. In 36 days of battle in 1945, nearly 7,000 U.S. Marines were killed. (Eugene Hoshiko / Associated Press)
