April 16, 2024

On this day in history, Feb. 23, 1945, US Marines raise American flag over Iwo Jima, captured in heroic photo

Six United States Marines raised the American flag atop Mount Suribachi amid horrific combat on Iwo Jima, the intense wartime scene captured in perfect angle and frame by photographer Joseph Rosenthal, on this day in history, Feb. 23, 1945.  The raw power of the image instantly gripped a nation at war with Nazi Germany in […]

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