A little over 65 years ago, more than 20,000 United States Marines waded through bloodstained surf to find themselves on the black beaches of what was at the time an unknown island: Iwo Jima. It was one of the most important and influential battles that changed the scope and success of the United States of America in WWII. Six and a half decades later, nearly a dozen of those former Marines return to the place where almost 7,000 fellow Marines made the ultimate sacrifice and where the odds of survival were slim, and courage, honor and duty were plentiful. This film chronicles their emotional journey as they make their first and only return to this island that is now considered an open grave site.