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Raising the flag on Iwo Jima

Raising the flag on Iwo Jima

In one of the most famous photographs from World War II, U.S. Marines raise the flag atop Mount Suribachi on the Pacific island of Iwo, Jima. The battle for the island was bloody and hard fought. This photograph, by photographer, Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press, was actually a reenactment of the raising of the flag after the battle.

Raising the flag on Iwo Jima
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