Raising Flag, Iwo Jima — This Happened

80 years ago Marines raised flag over Iwo Jima in iconic moment
On this day in 1945, six U.S. Marines raised the American flag over the island of Iwo Jima on the fourth day of what would become over a monthlong brutal battle.
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 for the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia
Chicago honors Iwo Jima flag raising
It was exactly 80 years ago that six Marines raised the U.S. flag over the Japanese volcano island of Iwo Jima.
This Marine endured five amphibious assaults — and survived Iwo Jima
Don Harris went ashore on Iwo Jima, where he and his fellow Marines faced one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific War.
Battle of Iwo Jima veterans honor 80th anniversary of famed World War II battle
One by one, with canes, walkers, and wheelchairs in tow, these veterans carefully navigated their way to the World War II Memorial for a brief ceremony.
Boston commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima
The Marine Corps League held their 25th annual Iwo Jima Day Event in the Massachusetts State House to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the famed Pacific theater battle, with one of the last living Iwo Jima veterans in attendance.
The Battle of Iwo Jima: A History
U.S. Marines raised an American flag on the Japanese island’s highest peak exactly 80 years ago. But the fighting, some of the deadliest of World War II, would rage on for a month.
Battle of Iwo Jima to be honored in Fredericksburg
A three-day long event will commemorate those who served in the battle between U.S. and Japanese troops.
The Battle of Iwo Jima - Marine Corps Hardest Enemy
Explore the brutal realities of the Battle of Iwo Jima—one of the bloodiest and most iconic battles in Marine Corps history. Discover the fierce Japanese defense led by General Kurabayashi, the strategic importance of the island,
Deseret News archives: U.S. flags raised at Iwo Jima on this day in 1945. Why did they raise the flag twice?
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 23, 1945, during World War II, U.S.
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'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 ...
Iwo Jima Day services surprised by appearance of 99-year-old battle survivor
The 36-day long battle for control of a heavily fortified pacific island, fought from the 19th of February through the 26th ...
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Gazette at 150: Iwo Jima Under Big Navy Guns
Iwo Jima's coastal defense were further shattered Sunday in the third straight day of bombardment of the invasion-menaced island, 750 miles south of Tokyo, Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz announced ...
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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 ...
On Feb. 23, 1945, Marines and Navy corpsmen staked symbolic claim to victory in one phase of WWII battle
The front page of the Deseret News on Feb. 23, 1945, as the Battle of Iowa Jima raged in the Pacific during World War II. U.S. raised the flag on Mount Suribachi that cay, displayed two days later in ...
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Loveland resident Jack Thurman, Marine veteran who served at the Battle of Iwo Jima, dies at 99
Jack Thurman, Marine veteran and Loveland resident who was on the beaches of Iwo Jima during World War II, was a fighter, his ...
Daniel Penny receives prestigious award from Marine Corps League at Iwo Jima event
We were honored and humbled to be in the same room being honored alongside many veterans of prior wars, including an Iwo Jima ...