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Battle of Iwo Jima

U.S. Marines raised an American flag on the Japanese island’s highest peak exactly 80 years ago. But the fighting, some of the deadliest of World War II, would rage on for a month.

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80 Years Ago, U.S. Marines Engaged in Bloody Battle at Iwo Jima

America’s World War II generation is referred to as “The Greatest Generation.” But if one had to nominate a particular group of WWII American fighting men for the title of “Greatest of the Greatest Generation,

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The Story Behind the World-Famous Photograph of U.S. Marines Raising the American Flag During the Battle of Iwo Jima

Joe Rosenthal’s iconic photos from Iwo Jima helped the United States raise $26 billion for the war and served as the basis for the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia

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Deseret News archives: U.S. flags raised at Iwo Jima on this day in 1945. Why did they raise the flag twice?

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 23, 1945, during World War II, U.S.

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WWII vet tries to prove presence in photo taken on Iwo Jima

Wausau, Wis.? For nearly six decades, World War II veteran Jerry Ziehme spoke proudly of his role as a corpsman on Iwo Jima — a moment he says was captured in a photograph taken by Pulitzer ...

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'Our town and our country': WWII Marine Michael Strank remembered on anniversary of flag raising at Iwo Jima

For Franklin Borough, the fact that one of the community's own was among the six Marines raising the American Flag in Iwo ...

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Breckenridge veteran was there as the US flag flew on Iwo Jima 80 years ago

But few Viking explorers could match what Martinson, 98, experienced 80 years ago: the invasion of Iwo Jima, considered by ...

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80 years later, Monticello remembers 'Boots' Thomas, hero behind the first Iwo Jima flag

On the 80th anniversary of the first U.S. flag raising on Iwo Jima, World War II veterans are honored for their service in ...

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Symbol of American boys raising Stars and Stripes amid deadly battle gripped the nation

Twenty-seven Marines and Navy Corpsmen earned the Medal of Honor on Iwo Jima, more than any other battle in U.S. history, according to the National World War II Museum. "Uncommon valor was a ...

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Iwo Jima Day services surprised by appearance of 99-year-old battle survivor

The 36-day long battle for control of a heavily fortified pacific island, fought from the 19th of February through the 26th ...

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Battle of Iwo Jima veterans honor 80th anniversary of famed World War II battle

This week marks the 80th anniversary of the famed Battle of Iwo Jima. Some of the men who braved those shores are in town to mark this key turning point in World War II. One by one, with ...

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