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Pete Hegseth: “More than 26,000 died here [at Iwo Jima].”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Commemorative Speech Honoring Iwo Jima Veterans by Prime Minister Ishiba and Defence Minister Nakatani

Published | Video Starts at 00:58

I'm humbled to pilgrim, there's no other way to put it to this hallowed ground. Over 80,000 Marines, soldiers and sailors from our two countries fought at Iwo Jima. More than 26,000 died here [at Iwo Jima]. today. We revere their courage. Today we remember their valor and their sacrifice. Those who fought here, they had faith and they had belief. (00:58–01:02)

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Asserts that more than 26,000 people died in the battle of Iwo Jima.

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