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Pandemic, mortality closes chapter on Iwo Jima rituals


Pandemic, mortality closes chapter on Iwo Jima rituals
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1of11WWII Marine veteran who fought at Iwo Jima, left to right, Sal Famularo, Dick Varone, Tom Lemme and Thomas Smith, back to camera, meet at the Home Front Cafe on Thursday Dec. 10, 2015 in Altamont, N.Y. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)Michael P. FarrellShow MoreShow Less
2of11WWII Marine veteran Sal Famularo at the Home Front Cafe on Thursday Dec. 10, 2015 in Altamont, N.Y. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)Michael P. FarrellShow MoreShow Less
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4of11WWII Marine veteran who fought at Iwo Jima Dick Varone,left, and Tom Lemme at the Home Front Cafe on Thursday Dec. 10, 2015 in Altamont, N.Y. (Michael P. Farrell/Times Union)Michael P. FarrellShow MoreShow Less ....

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