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It may be a long way from Iwo Jima to Kinsale, but for World War II veteran Don Graves, it was a journey worth making, as it fulfilled a life-long ambition and helped trace his Irish ancestors ALMOST 80 years on from surviving one of the bloodiest battles of WWII, a happy Am
A Scottish veteran has been honoured with a memorial service and headstone almost 40 years after he was buried in an unmarked communal grave.
A US Marine Corps veteran who survived the battle of Iwo Jima during World War II had his 98th birthday wish come true by visiting Ireland, having a pint in a pub and singing Danny Boy.
Retired colonel Don Graves, who stormed the beaches of Iwo Jima, pulled and then downed a pint, and sang Danny Boy in the White House in Kinsale, Co Cork
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Marine Don Graves was just one of 18 men from his unit of over 300 to leave Iwo Jima alive