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The going is hard in the volcanic sand as wounded Marines are held by fellow Marines, less seriously wounded, and Navy medical corpsmen bound for an aid station on Jan. 27, 1945, during the invasion of Iwo Jima, Japan. Around them is wrecked American equipment, on the beach and in the water. Four weeks of fighting for the little Island cost the Marines 25,851 casualties, of whom 5,931 were killed. (AP Photo)

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This is a Feb., 1945 photo of U.S. Marine Corps amtracs and trucks surging up onto the shore during the battle of Iwo Jima, Japan, during World War II. (AP Photo)

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This is a Feb., 1945 photo of U.S. Marine Corps amtracs and medium tanks, blasted by Japanese artillery, after being bogged down in the soft black volcanic ash of Iwo Jima, Japan, during World War II. (AP Photo)

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In the Pacific theater of World War II, U.S. Marines hit the beach and charge over a dune on Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands Feb. 19, 1945, the start of one of the deadliest battles of the war against Japan. (AP Photo/Joe Rosenthal)

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An amphibious Alligator tank is lowered over the side of a Navy ship to churn towards the shore of Iwo Jima, Japan on Feb. 19, 1945. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy)

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Amtracs and trucks used by the “Fighting Fourth” Marine Division as it battled its way ashore at Iwo Jima, Japan, litter the black sands of the beach of D-Day on Feb. 19, 1945. First aid stations (background) were set up among the debris of wrecked and blasted Amtracs, landing barges, jeeps and trucks. (AP Photo/U.S. Marine Corps)

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Fourth Division Marines are pinned down by enemy fire as they hit the beach at Iwo Jima on D-Day, Japan on Feb. 19, 1945. Making their fourth amphibious assault in 13 months, the veteran fighters are ready to secure the fight flank of the initial beachhead. (AP Photo/Tech. Sgt. H. Neil Gillespie/U.S. Marine Corps)

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FILE - In this June 4, 2013, file photo, Japan's Shinji Okazaki, center, tries to score during their Asian zone Group B qualifying soccer match against Australia for the 2014 World Cup in Saitama, near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File) - SEE FURTHER WORLD CUP CONTENT AT APIMAGES.COM

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FILE- In this June 8, 2013 file photo, Paul McCartney performs during a concert at the Barclays Center, in New York. McCartney is canceling his entire Japan tour. The former Beatle got a virus last week and canceled several appearances, apologizing online to his fans. Now, his organizers say he is not well enough to do any of the concerts in Japan, including the one set for Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Nippon Budokan hall, where the Beatles performed during their first 1966 Japan tour. (Photo by Jason DeCrow/Invision/AP, File)