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U.S. Marines Raise the Flag at Iwo Jima

U.S. Marines Raise the Flag at Iwo Jima

U.S. Marines raise the flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, Japan, Feb. 23, 1945. Later that day, Marines raised another, larger flag on the same spot, resulting in one of the most famous pictures ever taken.

Photo: Lou Lowery/Getty Images

Feb 23, 1945
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