Japanese veteran Tsuruji Akikusa (left), with Dan King (right), author of “A Tomb Called Iwo Jima,” holding a Japanese flag that had been brought back to the U.S. as a souvenir during WWll.
Follow survivors of perhaps the fiercest battle of WWII as they return to Iwo Jima for a Reunion of Honor on the only battlefield where former enemies come together in shared remembrance. Hosted by Ryan Phillippe.
Iwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades, Tuesday at 8 p.m. on PBS 6.
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