Harry Danos, a 97-year-old Niantic man believed to be the state s oldest survivor of the WWII battle and its aftermath, attended a ceremony Wednesday in
Harry Danos, a 97-year-old Niantic man believed to be the state s oldest survivor of the WWII battle and its aftermath, attended a ceremony Wednesday in
Immortalized first in photographic film and then in bronze, the flag being hoisted by six men atop Mount Suribachi became the symbol of perseverance amid one of the bloodiest battles in U.S. Marine Corps history.