The Battle of Iwo Jima: A History
U.S. Marines raised an American flag on the Japanese island’s highest peak exactly 80 years ago. But the fighting, some of ...
Deseret News archives: U.S. flags raised at Iwo Jima on this day in 1945. Why did they raise the flag twice?
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 23, 1945, during World War II, U.S.
80 years later, Monticello remembers 'Boots' Thomas, hero behind the first Iwo Jima flag
On the 80th anniversary of the first U.S. flag raising on Iwo Jima, World War II veterans are honored for their service in ...
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The Story Behind the World-Famous Photograph of U.S. Marines Raising the American Flag During the Battle of Iwo Jima
Joe Rosenthal’s iconic photos from Iwo Jima helped the United States raise $26 billion for the war and served as the basis ...
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Ceremony for 80th anniversary of Iwo Jima flag-raising honors local veteran
Dozens gathered in Franklin Borough Saturday to honor the 80th anniversary of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima.The Conemaugh ...
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Look Back: 80th anniversary of the American flag raising on Iwo Jima
The front page of the Wilkes-Barre Record on Feb. 26, 1945, published what is the most patriotic picture in American history: ...
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'Our town and our country': WWII Marine Michael Strank remembered on anniversary of flag raising at Iwo Jima
For Franklin Borough, the fact that one of the community's own was among the six Marines raising the American Flag in Iwo ...
Veterans celebrate the 80th anniversary of raising the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima
A celebration was held in honor of the 80 year anniversary of the raising of the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima at the Legacy of ...
Iwo Jima Day services surprised by appearance of 99-year-old battle survivor
The 36-day long battle for control of a heavily fortified pacific island, fought from the 19th of February through the 26th ...
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Gazette at 150: Iwo Jima Under Big Navy Guns
Iwo Jima's coastal defense were further shattered Sunday in the third straight day of bombardment of the invasion-menaced island, 750 miles south of Tokyo, Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz announced ...
On Feb. 23, 1945, Marines and Navy corpsmen staked symbolic claim to victory in one phase of WWII battle
The front page of the Deseret News on Feb. 23, 1945, as the Battle of Iowa Jima raged in the Pacific during World War II. U.S. raised the flag on Mount Suribachi that cay, displayed two days later in ...