February 23 in American History
Six Marines raised the American flag atop Mount Suribachi during the brutal battle for the Pacific island of Iwo Jima. The photograph became the most reproduced image in history and the model for the Marine Corps War Memorial. The fighting would grind on for weeks; three of the six flag-raisers didn't survive the island.
In 1945: the flag is raised on Iwo Jima. Six Marines raised the American flag atop Mount Suribachi during the brutal battle for the Pacific island of Iwo Jima.
Six Marines raised the American flag atop Mount Suribachi during the brutal battle for the Pacific island of Iwo Jima. The photograph became the most reproduced image in history and the model for the Marine Corps War Memorial. The fighting would grind on for weeks; three of the six flag-raisers didn't survive the island.
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