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Lloyd Ford, a World War II Marine veteran, observes a wreath-laying ceremony at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., Feb. 19, 2015. The ceremony commemorated the 70th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima.

BATTLE MEMORIES

Lloyd Ford, a World War II Marine veteran, observes a wreath-laying ceremony at the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., Feb. 19, 2015. The ceremony commemorated the 70th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima.

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