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  2. Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima - Wikipedia

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    Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, by Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press. Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima (Japanese: 硫黄島の星条旗, Hepburn: Iōtō no Seijōki) is an iconic photograph of six United States Marines raising the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the final stages of the Pacific War.

  3. Rene Gagnon - Wikipedia

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    René Arthur Gagnon (March 7, 1925 – October 12, 1979) was a United States Marine Corps corporal who participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II.. Gagnon was generally known as being one of the Marines who raised the second U.S. flag on Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945, as depicted in the iconic photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima by photographer Joe Rosenthal.

  4. Battle of Iwo Jima - Wikipedia

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    It was during this second flag-raising that Rosenthal took the photograph "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima". The second flag flew on Mount Suribachi until it was taken down on 14 March, when at the same time an American flag was officially raised during a ceremony at the V Amphibious Corps command post near Mount Suribachi. The official flag ...

  5. US veteran returns flag to fallen Japanese soldier's family ...

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    Teary eyes filled the room as 93-year-old World War II veteran Marvin Strombo handed the flag of a fallen Japanese soldier to his brother and sister.

  6. Local VFW Post holding flag raising ceremony on Friday ...

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    Nov. 8—With Veterans Day approaching this Saturday, Nov. 11, the local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2200 will be holding a flag-raising ceremony on Friday, Nov. 10, and a fundraising ...

  7. John Bradley (United States Navy) - Wikipedia

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    Bradley, USN (holding flagstaff above Ward), Private First Class James Michels (holding M1 carbine), and Corporal Charles W. Lindberg (standing above Michels). On February 19, 1945, the 5th Marine Division which included Bradley took part in the assault on Iwo Jima which was one of the most bitterly fought battles of the Pacific War 's island ...

  8. 13 versions of the US flag you've probably never seen - AOL

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    The flag is also a symbol of exploration. It was planted on the moon during the first landing by Apollo 11 astronauts in 1969. The flag even has its own day -- each year Americans celebrate flag ...

  9. Flags of the United States Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    Many maritime flags have been used in the United States. All maritime vessels and naval warships belonging to the United States (with a few exceptions such as U.S. Coast Guard vessels) fly the ensign of the United States, which is identical to the national flag of the United States (though originally was a design similar to the Grand Union Flag).