Iwo Jima: World War II veterans remember the greatest battle of the Pacific

Pt. 1: The Invasion

Corporal Richard Nummer

Seaman James Bush

Corporal James "Salty" Hathaway

Captain Fred Haynes

Corporal Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams

Pt. 2: Iron Mike's Posse

Corporal Glenn Buzzard

Private First Class Pete Santoro

Private First Class Domenick Tutalo

Pt. 3: Russell, Tso, Abbatiello, and Waterhouse

Captain Gerald Russell

Private First Class Samuel Tso

Corporal Al Abbatiello

Private First Class Charles Waterhouse

Pt. 4: The Flag raisings

Warrant Officer Norman Hatch

Corporal Charles "Chuck" Lindberg

Pt. 5: The LST, workhorse of the invasion

Machinist's Mate Third Class Perle "Dusty" Ward

Pharmacist's Mate Third Class George Wahlen

Sergeant Cyril O'Brien

Sergeant Thomas Haywood McPhatter

Pt. 6: The planes that came

Lieutenant Robert Merklein

Staff Sergeant Valentine Chepeleff

Lieutenant Phil True

Pt. 7: Aftermath

The Japanese Commanders: Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi and Captain Tsunezo Wachi

and the years afterward

Patrick Mooney and the graves

Colonel John W. Ripley, USMC (Ret.)