Iwo Jima Survivors visit Sheppard Published Feb. 17, 2017 By Senior Airman Robert L. McIlrath 82nd Training Wing Public Affairs SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Hershel “Woody” Williams, Medal of Honor recipient, speaks to Airmen at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 17, 2017. Williams took a detour from the Iwo Jima Reunion to visit with Airmen and speak about the courage and sacrifice displayed by men and women in uniform. Williams was a corporal in the Marine Corps Feb. 21, 1945, when he used a flame thrower to clear Japanese fighting positions while U.S. forces were taking the island of Iwo Jima. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Robert L. McIlrath/Released)