Agenbroad Returns from Iwo Jima
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April 10, 2014
A screen shot from Japanese TV of Agenbroad presenting his souvenir to the son of its original owner.
DAYTON - After 30 hours of airplane riding and an unforgettable day spent on Iwo Jima Island, Owen Agenbroad returned home to Dayton late last month.
"I got a bad case of TB (tired butt) syndrome," said Agenbroad, who will soon turn 91.
As The Times reported a couple of weeks ago, Agenbroad made the trip not only to revisit for the first time the island where he fought as a marine in the famous 1945 battle, which killed more than 10,000 American and Japanese soldiers. He also returned a souvenir he had collected there 69 years ago: a straight razor, includ- ing its box and sharpening stone....
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