Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, by Joe Rosenthal. This photo documents the second U.S. flag to be planted atop Mount Suribachi on Feb. 23, 1945, during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Franklin Sousley was just 19 when he landed on Iwo Jima, but his bravery would live on forever. As one of the Marines who ...

Flag raising on Iwo Jima. On Feb. 23, 1945, U.S. forces took Mount Suribachi and were photographed raising the American flag at the summit. ...

U.S. Marines raise a large American flag to replace a smaller flag first raised at the summit of Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, Feb. 23, 1945. (U.S. Marine Corps) ...

It became a symbol of triumph, but the moment the flag went up at Iwo Jima marked just the beginning of a brutal fight. Many of the men who raised it wouldn’t live to see the end of the war. Their ...

On this day in 1945, six U.S. Marines raised the American flag over the island of Iwo Jima on the fourth day of what would become over a month long brutal battle.

James Bradley believes his father still raised the first flag on Iwo Jima. In this Feb. 23, 1945 file photo, U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division, raise a U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi ...

The remains of a Marine combat cameraman who filmed the iconic Iwo Jima flag raising are believed to still be on the island. Sgt. William Genaust is one of more than 80,000 Americans unaccounted ...

Flag raising on Iwo Jima On Feb. 23, 1945, U.S. forces took Mount Suribachi and were photographed raising the American flag at the summit. The iconic photo won Rosenthal, the photographer, a ...