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Frank Matthews says his melodies bring back vivid memories of fighting at Iwo Jima during World War II. Other remembrances (left) hang on the wall where he lives in Stafford, Virginia. He has hundreds of musical compositions, two of which will be played Sunday by the Band of America's Few. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Musical Composer Frank Matthews, 88 at his home, Stafford, Va., Tuesday, May 20, 2014. Matthews, a marine who fought at Iwo Jima during World War II and composed music about his time during the war. Two of his compositions are being played by the Band of America's Few this Sunday at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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In the Pacific theater of World War II, U.S. Marines hit the beach and charge over a dune on Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands Feb. 19, 1945, the start of one of the deadliest battles of the war against Japan. (AP Photo/Joe Rosenthal)

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Musical Composer Frank Matthews, 88 at his home, Stafford, Va., Tuesday, May 20, 2014. Matthews, a marine who fought at Iwo Jima during World War II and composed music about his time during the war. Two of his compositions are being played by the Band of America's Few this Sunday at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Musical Composer Frank Matthews, 88 at his home, Stafford, Va., Tuesday, May 20, 2014. Matthews, a marine who fought at Iwo Jima during World War II and composed music about his time during the war. Two of his compositions are being played by the Band of America's Few this Sunday at the National Museum of the Marine Corps. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)