U.S. flag raised on Iwo Jima

[shanneba]

February 23, 1945: 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, who was with them, recorded the event. Americans fighting for control of Suribachi’s slopes cheered the raising of the flag.

Several hours later, more Marines headed up to the crest with a larger flag. Joe Rosenthal, a photographer with the Associated Press, met them along the way and recorded the raising of the second flag along with a Marine still photographer and a motion-picture cameraman.

U.S. flag raised on Iwo Jima | February 23, 1945 | HISTORY

During the Battle of Iwo Jima, U.S. Marines from the 28th Regiment of the 5th Division raise the U.S. flag on the crest of Mount Suribachi.

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[Sld1959]

Father in law was on the island thrn. Said he did not witness it however, was busy.

 

[shanneba]

Color video, flag goes up at about 1:45

The Unwritten Record, the National Archives blog of the Special Media Archives Services Division:

 

[The Night Rider]

When they raised the flag they still had a couple of months of "pacification" before they could say that the island was completely taken.

Currently no one lives on the island of Iwo Jima except for members of the Japanese Defense Forces who are based there and they don't think very many of them.

It's kind of like the Japanese version of Midway Island