Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
One of the most famous images of the Second World War, Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, by Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press, taken on the Japanese Island of Iwo Jima in the late stages of the Pacific War, 23 February 1945.
The image depicts six Marines raising the flag of the United States on Mount Suribachi. From left to right: Ira Hayes, Harold Schultz, Michael Strank, Harold Keller (behind), Franklin Sousley (in front), Harlon Block. The photograph won the Pulitzer Prize for Photography in 1945.
National Archives and Records Administration.
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National Museum of the Pacific War
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In Pictures: 75 Years Since the Start of the Pacific War
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National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
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Pacific Air Attacks and Land Campaigns
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The Pacific in Wartime
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