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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.
Marine Pfc. Harold Schultz kept his participation in the Iwo Jima flag-raising photo a personal secret all his life. This is his story.
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The Young Marine Behind the Iconic Flag RaisingFranklin Sousley was just 19 when he landed on Iwo Jima, but his bravery would live on forever. As one of the Marines who ...
Marine Sgt. Louis Lowery, a photographer for Leatherneck magazine, captured this image of Marines raising an American flag for the first time atop Iwo Jima's Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945.
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. ...
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The Real Heroes Behind Iwo Jima’s Iconic Flag MomentIt 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 ...
It's the photo of U.S. Marines raising an American flag at Iwo Jima, an image so iconic it spawned a postage stamp, several war memorials, a best-selling book, and a Clint Eastwood-directed movie.
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 Famous Iwo Jima Flag-Raising Photo Captured an Authentic Moment—But Gave Many Americans a False Impression. 7 minute read. U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division, ...
Photographer Joe Rosenthal admitted that when he took a shot of five Marines and one Navy corpsman raising the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima’s Mt. Suribachi on Feb. 23, 1945, he had no idea that he had ...
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 ...
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