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"It looked liked they moved Arlington [National Cemetery] here overnight," Frank Matthews says about the makeshift burial ground in Iwo Jima. (Associated Press)
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Sights and sounds: 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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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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A photo and medals of musical composer Frank Matthews, 88 hang on the wall 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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Photos of 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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A photo and medals of musical composer Frank Matthews, 88 hang on the wall 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)
