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The year was 1945. It was February, and the U.S. Marines were about to embark on one of the key battles of World War II as they approached the island of Iwo Jima.
Two Ocala men were members of the U.S. Navy at the time, and were in craft offshore as the Marines took to the island and eventually won control. Both men were at the Iwo Jima memorial event at Marion Woods last week.
Both spoke at the gathering, and both were firm in their appreciation for the fact that the U.S., under President Harry Truman, dropped two atomic bombs on Japan.