Ceremony Marks 70th Anniversary of Iwo Jima 0 By KMAN Staff on March 21, 2015 AssociatedPress, Video Dozens of aging U.S. veterans, many in their early 90s and some in wheelchairs, gathered on the tiny, barren island of Iwo Jima on Saturday to mark the 70th anniversary of one of the bloodiest and most iconic battles of World War II.