Smithsonian Magazine18h
The Story Behind the World-Famous Photograph of U.S. Marines Raising the American Flag During the Battle of Iwo Jima
Joe Rosenthal’s iconic photos from Iwo Jima helped the United States raise $26 billion for the war and served as the basis ...
On Feb. 23, 1945, Marines and Navy corpsmen staked symbolic claim to victory in one phase of WWII battle
On Feb. 23, 1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised two American ...
80 years later, Monticello remembers 'Boots' Thomas, hero behind the first Iwo Jima flag
On the 80th anniversary of the first U.S. flag raising on Iwo Jima, World War II veterans are honored for their service in ...
The Times Leader3h
Look Back: 80th anniversary of the American flag raising on Iwo Jima
The front page of the Wilkes-Barre Record on Feb. 26, 1945, published what is the most patriotic picture in American history: ...
The Tribune-Democrat17h
'Our town and our country': WWII Marine Michael Strank remembered on anniversary of flag raising at Iwo Jima
For Franklin Borough, the fact that one of the community's own was among the six Marines raising the American Flag in Iwo ...
Veterans celebrate the 80th anniversary of raising the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima
A celebration was held in honor of the 80 year anniversary of the raising of the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima at the Legacy of ...
CU Boulder News & Events3d
That iconic flag-raising on Iwo Jima? CU prof, then a Marine, saw it happen
The flag raised atop Mount Suribachi Back on the line the morning of the fifth day, Jessor looked at the opposite end of the island to see something in the distance atop Mount Suribachi, the ...
The Tribune-Democrat1d
Local WWII Marine remembered on anniversary of flag raising at Iwo Jima
For Franklin Borough, the fact that one of the community's own was among the six Marines raising the American Flag in Iwo ...
inforum1d
Breckenridge veteran was there as the US flag flew on Iwo Jima 80 years ago
But few Viking explorers could match what Martinson, 98, experienced 80 years ago: the invasion of Iwo Jima, considered by ...