Flag raising on Iwo Jima.  February 23, 1945.  Joe Rosenthal, Associated Press.  (Navy)
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The Most Famous Photo of WWII

Across the litter on Iwo Jima's black sands, Marines of the 4th Division shell Jap positions cleverly concealed back from the beaches.  Here, a gun pumps a stream of shells into Jap positions inland on the tiny volcanic island. Ca. February 1945. (Coast Guard)
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Iwo Jima Artillery

From the crest of Mount Suribachi, the Stars and Stripes wave in triumph over Iwo Jima after U.S. Marines had fought their way inch by inch up its steep lava-encrusted slopes.  Ca.  February 1945.  PhoM3c. John Papsun.  (Coast Guard)
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