article_snippet: In memoriam: U.S. veterans offer a wreath during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima on Iwo Jima - now known officially as Ioto - in Japan on Saturday on March 21, 2015 .
article_snippet: The color guard holds the flag of  the U.S. during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima.
article_snippet: A U.S. veteran with uniform attends a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima - now known officially as Ioto - in Japan on Saturday .
article_snippet: This was the first time that Japanese Cabinet officials attended the anniversary ceremony, now in its 16th year.
article_snippet: U.S. veterans pay respect at the Iwo Jima battle monument during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima .
article_snippet: U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, left in the middle, offers a wreath during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jimathe Battle of Iwo JimaIwo Jima.
article_snippet: The color guard of the United States Marines and Japan Self Defense Force hold the flags of the U.S. and Japan during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima the Battle of Iwo Jima Iwo Jima .
article_snippet: Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, right, and other Japanese officials offer a wreath during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima Iwo Jima on Saturday .
article_snippet: The U.S. and Japan held the ceremony Saturday to mark the 70th anniversary of one of World War II's bloodiest battles .