{"id":52918,"date":"2020-03-07T18:18:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-07T18:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/07\/iwo-jima-75th-anniversary-reunion-called-off-due-to-coronavirus-concerns\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:53:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:53:23","slug":"iwo-jima-75th-anniversary-reunion-called-off-due-to-coronavirus-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2020\/03\/07\/iwo-jima-75th-anniversary-reunion-called-off-due-to-coronavirus-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Iwo Jima 75th anniversary reunion called off due to coronavirus concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine Corps has called off the 75th anniversary reunion for surviving veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima amid growing concerns of the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus, Marine officials confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 20 veterans of the battle, along with the Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. 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Berger, were expected to attend. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/amp\/s\/taskandpurpose.com\/.amp\/news\/coronavirus-cancels-iwo-jima-reunion\">Task &amp; Purpose was the first to report.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The small volcanic island in the Pacific, which now houses a Japanese military installation, plays host each year to veterans and active-duty Marines to honor the 37-day battle\u2019s survivors and the approximately 7,000 Marines who were killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Appropriately named the Reunion of Honor, the ceremony has been attended on the island by both American and Japanese veterans nearly every year since 1980.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2159\" height=\"1366\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-06-at-5.20.11-PM.png.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-06-at-5.20.11-PM.png.png 2159w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-06-at-5.20.11-PM.png.png?resize=300,190 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-06-at-5.20.11-PM.png.png?resize=768,486 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-06-at-5.20.11-PM.png.png?resize=1024,648 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-06-at-5.20.11-PM.png.png?resize=1536,972 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-06-at-5.20.11-PM.png.png?resize=2048,1296 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2159px) 100vw, 2159px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. 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Nearly 3,500 people worldwide have died from the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ongoing reports by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continue to list the elderly population and adults with compromised immune systems as those most vulnerable to the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump signed a $8.3 billion emergency spending bill Friday that will go toward combating the spread of the virus and setting up a remote health care program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re signing the $8.3 billion,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z-8xw98XrM8\" target=_blank>Trump said from the Oval Office<\/a>. \u201cI asked for $2.5 and I got $8.3. I\u2019ll take it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re doing well, but it\u2019s an unforeseen problem,\u201d Trump added. \u201cIt came out of nowhere, but we\u2019re taking care of it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To date, one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2020\/02\/26\/first-us-service-member-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-in-south-korea\/\" target=_blank>U.S. service member has tested positive for the corona virus<\/a>. 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