{"id":108334,"date":"2015-11-10T15:44:49","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T22:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/documentary-records-return-to-iwo-jima\/"},"modified":"2015-11-10T15:44:49","modified_gmt":"2015-11-10T22:44:49","slug":"documentary-records-return-to-iwo-jima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/documentary-records-return-to-iwo-jima\/","title":{"rendered":"Documentary records return to Iwo Jima"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=5908b89f-8535-4f0e-bf5f-b360cc449a83&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=5908b89f-8535-4f0e-bf5f-b360cc449a83&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=800 800w, https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=5908b89f-8535-4f0e-bf5f-b360cc449a83&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=5908b89f-8535-4f0e-bf5f-b360cc449a83&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=1800 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 2000px\" width=\"1600\" height=\"834\" alt=\"Carol Fleisher, left, speaks to Tsuruji Akikusa, seen with Japanese crew producer Nao Uemura, during the 70th annual Reunion of the Honor on March 21 on Iwo Jima, Japan. Akikusa is one of the last surviving Japanese defenders of the island, scene of one of World War II\u2019s most brutal battles, and is featured in  Fleisher\u2019s new film \u201cIwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades\u201d which airs Tuesday. She lives in Durango.\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Carol Fleisher, left, speaks to Tsuruji Akikusa, seen with Japanese crew producer Nao Uemura, during the 70th annual Reunion of the Honor on March 21 on Iwo Jima, Japan. Akikusa is one of the last surviving Japanese defenders of the island, scene of one of World War II\u2019s most brutal battles, and is featured in  Fleisher\u2019s new film \u201cIwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades\u201d which airs Tuesday. She lives in Durango.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of  U.S. Marine Corps\/Cpl. Devon Tindle<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Battle of Iwo Jima was one of the most brutal of World War II.<\/p>\n<p>About 28,000 of the 90,000 combatants died either defending or trying to take the 8-square-mile island.<\/p>\n<p>Most remember only the iconic photograph of a group of Marines raising the American flag.<\/p>\n<p>Durangoan Carol Fleisher, who produced and directed last year\u2019s \u201cNavy (Sea, Air and Land Teams): Their Untold Story\u201d has a new documentary airing on PBS just in time for Veterans Day, \u201cIwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Two film crews, one American and one Japanese, followed veterans returning to the battlefield where they once fought each other for a time of remembrance and reconciliation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"naviga-scoreboard\">\n<h4 class=\"scoreboard-title\">To view<\/h4>\n<p>Narrated by Ryan Philippe, \u201cIwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades\u201d will premiere at 7 p.m. Tuesday on Rocky Mountain PBS from Denver and KNME-TV Channel 5 from Albuquerque. The film is airing as part of PBS\u2019 \u201cStories of Service\u201d initiative.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fleisher, left, speaks to Tsuruji Akikusa, seen with Japanese crew producer Nao Uemura, during the 70th annual Reunion of the Honor on March 21 on Iwo Jima, Japan. 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