23 February 2017

History for the day: 1945: U.S. flag raised on Iwo Jima

U.S. flag raised on Iwo Jima

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Feb
23
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1945
U.S. flag raised on Iwo Jima
During the bloody Battle for Iwo Jima, U.S. Marines from the 3rd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Regiment of the 5th Division take the crest of Mount Suribachi, the island's highest peak and most strategic position, and raise the U.S. flag. Marine photographer Louis Lowery was with them and... read more »
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