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  2. Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima - Wikipedia

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    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. Who Were the Marines Who Raised the Flag on Iwo Jima?

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    The image depicts the moment that six marines hoisted a large American flag on Iwo Jima’s highest point. It was actually the second American flag to be raised on Mount Suribachi that day. But, unlike the first, could be seen by all of the men fighting on the island.

  4. U.S. flag raised on Iwo Jima | February 23, 1945 - HISTORY

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    February 23, 1945: During the bloody Battle for Iwo Jima, U.S. Marines from the 3rd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Regiment of the 5th Division take the crest of Mount Suribachi—the...

  5. Raising the flag on Iwo Jima: Here's the story behind that ...

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    On Feb. 23, 1945, during the Battle of Iwo Jima (Feb. 19 to March 26), six Marines planted the U.S. flag at the summit of Mount Suribachi. The scene was photographed by journalist Joe...

  6. The Story Behind the Two Flag Raisings at the Battle of Iwo Jima

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    Joe Rosenthal missed the moment when United States Marines first raised the American flag over Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

  7. The True Story Behind ‘Raising The Flag On Iwo Jima

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    Raising The Flag On Iwo Jima. When the first American flag went up on Mount Suribachi, the Japanese opened fire. The flag created a clear target for the soldiers who refused to cede Iwo Jima. As gunfire rained down on Mount Suribachi, Louis Lowery, a Marine photographer, dove for cover and broke his camera. And orders soon reached the Marines ...

  8. Photograph of Flag Raising on Iwo Jima, February 23, 1945

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    Joe Rosenthal’s photograph of the flag raising on Mount Suribachi at the southern tip of the island of Iwo Jima, taken on February 23, 1945, is among the most recognized images from World War II.

  9. The United States Marines On Iwo Jima The Battle and the Flag ...

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    The Iwo Jima Flag Raisings Early on D plus 4, the 23d of February, a small patrol from Company F, 2d Battalion, started to recon-noiter suitable routes to scale the slopes of Suribachi.

  10. Information Panel: 70,000 Marines Helped Raise The Flag On ...

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    Many of the faces in this combat patrol photo would die on Iwo in the bitter fighting in the weeks to come. The sacrifices made to win Iwo Jima were greater than any other battle in Marine Corps history.

  11. Joe Rosenthal and the flag-raising on Iwo Jima - Pulitzer

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    Perhaps no Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph is better known than Joe Rosenthal’s picture of six U.S. Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima. It was taken on Friday, Feb. 23, 1945, five days after the Marines landed on the island.