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Former Cpl. Leighton Willhite, of Indiana, surrounded by several current Marines in front of “Lucky,” the tank he drove during World War II. The tank is being restored and will eventually be placed at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. (Mike Glenn/The Washington Times)

World War II veteran, now 100, reunited with trusty tank he and his fellow Marines knew as ‘Lucky’

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, photo, World War II U.S. Marine Corps veteran Leighton Willhite of Rockville, Ind., who was recently honored at the Rockville VFW with a plaque that celebrates his experience on the island of Iwo Jima, poses for a photo in Rockville, Ind. For four days after landing on Iwo Jima, Willhite and his tank crew helped push the 28th Marines forward and up Mount Suribachi. It was on that fourth day, Feb. 23, 1945, that five Marines and a Navy corpsman would be immortalized in Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal’s famous flag-raising photo. (Joseph C. Garza/The Tribune-Star via AP)

Indiana WWII veteran recalls Iwo Jima, 75 Years Later

By ALEX MODESITT - Associated Press