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

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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...

  5. 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...

  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’ - All That's...

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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. Was this iconic World War II photo staged? Here's the heroic true...

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    After five days of ferocious fighting, U.S. Marines raise the American flag atop Iwo Jima’s highest point on February 23, 1945. Two days later, Joe Rosenthal’s photograph was on the front...

  10. Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima: The Story of the Photo

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    In the complete chronology of World War II, or even the battle of Iwo Jima, the flag-raising was a sidebar, an impromptu morale booster on a hellish battlefield. In the hands of publicists, spin doctors, and Hollywood, a picture can become a story—an artifact can become an icon.

  11. On D-plus-four, Sergeant Lowery, the only photographer present, scrambled to the top of 546-ft. Suribachi, took 56 pictures of marines raising a 3-ft. American flag under heavy fire.