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Podcast: Veterans Chronicles
Episode: Don Mates, USMC, WWII, Iwo Jima
Description: U.S. Marine Corps veteran Don Mates shares his vivid memories of combat on Guam and Iwo Jima.In amazing detail, Mates tells us why he really joined the Marines, what battle was really like, the close friends he made, and the vicious fighting against the Japanese at Iwo Jima.Don't miss this powerful oral history from one of the most critical battles in the Pacific during World War II.