Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Skieshia Church, left,

Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Skieshia Church, left, Information Technician 3rd Class Valerie Hadley, and Boatswain Mate 2nd Class Emily Hill chat with World War II Marine veteran Joseph Costello Jr. before the start of the Reunion of Honor ceremony March 14. Members of the USS Germantown, an amphibious dock landing ship, and elements of the III Marine Expeditionary Force participated in the ceremony commemorating the 67th anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima. Germantown, commanded by Cmdr. Carol McKenzie, is currently on patrol in the Western Pacific.