Iwo Jima
Reunion of Honor
Commemorative Ceremony Schedule

MASTERS OF CEREMONY:
LtGen Larry Snowden, USMC (ret)
Mr. Yasunori Nishi (son of Colonel Takeichi Nishi)

PRE CEREMONY	Musical Interlude
CALL TO ORDER/WELCOME	Masters of Ceremony
NATIONAL ANTHEMS	Japanese and U.S.
INVOCATION	Chaplain John Pasanan, Iwo Jima Veteran
COMMEMORATIVE MESSAGES	Ambassador Walter F. Mondale, Ambassador to Japan Mr. Toshiyuki Takano, Deputy Director General, North American Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Honorable Noriaki Watase, Parliamentary Vice mnister, Japan Defense Agency General Carl E. Mundy, Jr., USMC Commandant of the Marine Corps Honorable Mr. John Dalton, Secretary of the Navy
MOMENT OF SILENCE	Mr. Shinya Ryuzen, Chairman, Iwo Jima Association
MEMORIAL MESSAGES	Mrs. Yoshi-i Kuribayashi, wife of Ltgen Tadamichi Kuribayashi, Commander, Imperial Army Garrison LtGen Larry Snowden, USMC (ret) Mr. Endoh, President, Iwo Jima Assocation Mr. Seiji Wada, manager, Japan America Society
MEMORIAL MARKERS DEDICATION	LtGen Al Bowser, USMC (ret) Mr. Endoh, President, Iwo Jima Association
WREATH LAYING	American veterans and servicemembers
JAPANESE WATER CEREMONY
RETURN OF WAR RELICS	LtGen Larry Snowden, USMC (ret)
SYMBOLIC HANDSHAKE	MajGen Fred Haynes, USMC (ret) Mr. Endoh, President, Iwo Jima Association
RIFLE DETAIL HONORS	3D Marine Division
TAPS	III MEF Band Buglers
CLOSING REMARKS	LtGen Larry Snowden, USMC (ret) Mr. Masayoshi Nemoto, Vice President, Iwo Jima Association
BENEDICTION	Chaplain John Morita, USN