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Iwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades | Full Episode

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 | Hatred to Healing

2m 4s

Army Air Corps fighter pilot Jerry Yellin, who suffered from PTSD following the war, recounts the story of how a most unlikely family event — the marriage of his son to the daughter of a former kamikaze pilot — helped him recover from the war that haunted him ... finally healing the hatred lingering in his heart.

Previews + Extras

  • Iwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades | Treasure Returned: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Iwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades | Treasure Returned

    S1 E6 - 2m 6s

    Hershel “Woody” Williams returns a Japanese soldier’s flag, which was collected on the battlefield, to Tsuriji Akikusa, the only Japanese survivor able to make the arduous trip to attend the reunion. Incredibly, when Akikusa returns to Japan, he is able to find the flag owner’s son and return the long-lost treasure.

  • Iwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades | Trailer: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Iwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades | Trailer

    S1 E6 - 2m 1s

    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.

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