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Iwo Jima flag raising: The story behind the iconic photo

Two flags were raised on the summit of Mount Suribachi in Japan during the Battle of Iwo Jima, but one of those flags would be captured in a photograph and immortalized forever. ....

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Iwo Jima flag raising: The story behind the iconic photo

Two flags were raised on the summit of Mount Suribachi in Japan during the Battle of Iwo Jima, but one of those flags would be captured in a photograph and immortalized forever. ....

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Iwo Jima flag raising: The story behind the iconic photo

Two flags were raised on the summit of Mount Suribachi in Japan during the Battle of Iwo Jima, but one of those flags would be captured in a photograph and immortalized forever. ....

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Iwo Jima flag raising: The story behind the iconic photo

Two flags were raised on the summit of Mount Suribachi in Japan during the Battle of Iwo Jima, but one of those flags would be captured in a photograph and immortalized forever. ....

United States , Mount Suribachi , Japan General , Iwo Jima , Rene Gagon , Ira Hayes , Brent Westmeyer , Harlon Block , Ernesti Thomas Jr , Dwightd Eisenhower , James Bradley , Louis Lowrey , Clint Eastwood , Harold Schultz , Dezreen Macdowell , States Marines , Michael Strank , Chandler Johnson , Johnh Bradley , Haroldg Schrier , Franklin Sousley , Henryo Hansen , Joe Rosenthal , Harold Keller , Charlesw Lindberg , Federal Bureau Of Investigation ,

Iwo Jima flag raising: The story behind the iconic photo

Two flags were raised on the summit of Mount Suribachi in Japan during the Battle of Iwo Jima, but one of those flags would be captured in a photograph and immortalized forever. ....

United States , Mount Suribachi , Japan General , Iwo Jima , Chandler Johnson , Ira Hayes , Henryo Hansen , Harlon Block , Brent Westmeyer , James Bradley , Dezreen Macdowell , Charlesw Lindberg , Johnh Bradley , Franklin Sousley , Ernesti Thomas Jr , Clint Eastwood , Joe Rosenthal , Louis Lowrey , States Marines , Rene Gagon , Michael Strank , Haroldg Schrier , Harold Keller , Harold Schultz , Dwightd Eisenhower , History Archive Universal Images Group ,