Eighty-one years ago on Feb. 23, 1945, U.S. Marines raised the American flag at the crest of Mount Suribachi, the highest peak on the island of Iwo Jima in Japan.
On this day, Feb. 23, 1945, United States Marines raised the U.S. flag on top of Mount Suribachi, on the island of Iwo Jima.
On Feb. 23, 1945, six Marines teamed up for what would become one of the most iconic photos in American history. Marines fighting on Iwo Jima scaled Mount Suribachi and worked together to push up an ...