On Feb. 23, 1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised two American flags. The second flag-raising was captured in an iconic photograph by Joe ...

Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, a photograph of U.S. Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima. The image quickly became a symbol of American patriotism and ...

One of World War II's most famous and lasting images is the photograph of U.S. Marines raising a flag atop ... for American forces? The answer is simple. The U.S. needed Iwo Jima's airbases.