Herschel “Woody” Williams, 97, an Iwo Jima hero (bio here), is the last living Medal of Honor recipient from World War 2. Read here what he just did.
Twenty-two Marines at Iwo Jima were awarded the Medal of Honor, over a quarter of MOHs awarded to Marines in the entire war.
I flew over Iwo Jima en route to Vietnam. The pilot came on the intercom and pointed it out. From 30,000 feet, it was only a speck of green surrounded by blue, and in view only a couple minutes. Looking down through the clouds, I couldn’t comprehend the enormity and intensity of what had happened there.