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Thank God for These Two Men Who Show Us How It’s Done on Memorial Day
May 25, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C–Here are Iwo Jima veterans Billy Byrd (100) and Don Graves (101), who first met as 19-year-old Marines during World War II when they served in the 28th Marine Regiment. They were tasked with capturing Mount Suribachi, and they watched as their compatriots famously raised the American flag. What was the first thing they did when they got together again? They started talking trash.
