Iwo Jima Memorial Ceremony, Iwo Jima, March 3, 2010

[TriggerFFXI]

RIP for everyone who died on this island,very sad war

[greenmontclair]

Yes, there were about a a dozen vets at the ceremony who fought on Iwo Jima--including my father.

[greenmontclair]

Actually, as I recall, there were no overt references to Christianity at the ceremony. Just the usual inane reference to a god that most of our society continues to pray to, as exemplified by some of the other comments below. But I very much appreciate your point, particularly since I was raised in the Jewish religion and am the son of a P-51 fighter pilot who fought on Iwo Jima.

[Fredsucks09]

@greenmontclair Were there any ww2 veterans there?

[oneiros666]

Why do the secular government of the United States officially pray during ceremonies like this? Not all soldiers were or are Christian.

[fastnfurius13]

my buddy did the command for this platoon. god bless america!!!

[skyvilla]

Pure total war and now Japan is one of our best allies.

[p2b12]

I was there and it was AWESOME. God Bless our Country.

[3outsiwo]

That firing party was amazing, 3 outs!