Faris Tuohy, who fought in WWII , is holding a photo from 1944 .

Faris Tuohy, who fought in WWII , is holding a photo from 1944 .

That’s him on the left, holding a cup of coffee, after one of many hellacious battles.

He will be 95 this April. Faris Tuohy is certainly lucky to still be here, especially after the battles he’s been through.

During World War II, Tuohy fought with the 3rd Battalion, independent 22nd Marine Regiment. On this day he’d just finished a two day battle for Engebi in Eniwetok Atoll where they went toe to toe with Japanese soldiers.

During the battle Tuohy’s battalion killed 736 Japanese soldiers, and reportedly only 19 of the soldiers surrendered. The photo that Tuohy is holding is one of the few that the U.S. allowed to be released in America, and it shows the intense scars of war.

Photo credit: United States Coast Guard photographer Raphael Ray Platnick.