 We came in on a bus and they opened the doors and we came out and as soon as we stood out there to the, I started hollers, I still don't remember and we did what we had to do. Only had six days on Iwo Jima before I got hit and just glad to get off the island but I buddied up with a very good friend of mine that booked him down here and we stayed together until they brought us to the beach. We were replacements. He was Donnelly and he went to like B company. We said goodbye on the beach and I found out later that he got killed. That's the worst about Iwo. But glad to survive, glad to survive. Coming in I knew he served the Marine Corps and that's one of the things that fueled me through. Every day I hope there was a letter. I remember receiving the first letter from him. I teared up. Just hearing that he was proud, it kept me going. I'm very proud of Iwo Jima. My papa is very proud of me, very proud of me and keep up the good work.