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Marines raised flag over Iwo Jima

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.

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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. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised two American flags.

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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

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 ...

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Battle of Iwo Jima veterans honor 80th anniversary of famed World War II battle

This week marks the 80th anniversary of the famed Battle of Iwo Jima. Some of the men who braved those shores are in town to ...

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WWII vet tries to prove presence in photo taken on Iwo Jima

Wausau, Wis.? For nearly six decades, World War II veteran Jerry Ziehme spoke proudly of his role as a corpsman on Iwo Jima — a moment he says was captured in a photograph taken by Pulitzer ...

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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 ...

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Symbol of American boys raising Stars and Stripes amid deadly battle gripped the nation

Twenty-seven Marines and Navy Corpsmen earned the Medal of Honor on Iwo Jima, more than any other battle in U.S. history, according to the National World War II Museum. "Uncommon valor was a ...

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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