Harry Martin was a USMC Light Machine Gunner who was in the first wave of the Battle of Iwo Jima. Watch as he tells his remarkable story of service and sacrifice.

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Timecodes
0:00 Introduction
0:50 Martin's upbringing in Michigan
3:30 Marine Corps training
4:27 Deployment to the Pacific Theater
7:55 Going to shore at Iwo Jima
14:33 Describing the Japanese soliders' mentality
17:00 End of Iwo Jima Battle