On this day in 1945, the American flag was raised at Iwo Jima to signal the capture of Mount Suribachi, the highest point on the island, by U.S. Marines during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Flag raising on Iwo Jima On Feb. 23, 1945, U.S. forces took Mount Suribachi and were photographed raising the American flag at the summit. The iconic photo won Rosenthal, the photographer, a ...

Richard Jessor (holding the Japanese "good luck flag") and buddies from the 4th Marine Division during the battle of Iwo Jima. (Photo: Richard Jessor) “As I said, there was a great deal of frustration ...

Marine Corps again corrects who was in iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising photo. The FBI-led analysis ensures no more corrections are needed. By Luis Martinez. October 17, 2019, 7:02 PM. 2:59.

The 5th Marine Division took part in the Battle of Iwo Jima that began Feb. 16, 1945, and ended March 26, 1945. Rosenthal's picture of the American flag raising, as widely reported, occurred on ...

James Bradley believes his father still raised the first flag on Iwo Jima. In this Feb. 23, 1945 file photo, U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division, raise a U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi ...

Dozens gathered in Franklin Borough Saturday to honor the 80th anniversary of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima. The Conemaugh Valley Marine Corps Detachment held a ceremony at the Sgt. Michael Strank ...

The 1945 photograph of six U.S. servicemen raising the flag over Iwo Jima won a Pulitzer Prize, served as the model for the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington County and has become one of the ...