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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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 ...
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 ...
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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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80 years ago Marines raised flag over Iwo Jima in iconic moment
Marines fighting on Iwo Jima scaled Mount Suribachi and worked ... Allied victory over Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in World War II. Marines initially invaded Iwo Jima on Feb. 19, ...
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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 ...
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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Local WWII Marine 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 ...