On Dec. 10, 2022, Japanese and U.S. distinguished visitors gathered for the Reunion of Honor Ceremony, which is an annual event founded by retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lawrence F. Snowden in 1995 to commemorate the warriors who fought in the Battle of Iō Tō (Iwo Jima). Maj. Gen. Eric E. Austin, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Commanding General, had the honor of speaking alongside Tetsuro Teramoto, Iwo Jima Association of Japan president, Ichiro Aisawa, member of the National Diet of Japan, House of Representatives, and Philip Roskamp, the counselor of public affairs, U.S. Embassy Tokyo…
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