Created by Tom Horn on 6 Oct 2009, Last Update on 6 Oct 2009

Iwo Jima Flag Raising - 23 Feb 1945

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is a historic photograph taken by Joe Rosenthal. It depicts five United States Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman raising the flag of the United States atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

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Tags : United States,Japan,Land,Pacific,Combat

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