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Two Marines thought to have raised the first flag on Iwo Jima in 1945 in fact didn't.
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Gives it a whole new life.
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Soldiers raising of American USA flag on Iwo Jima | Flags of our fathers, Iwo, Battle of iwo jima
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When I went to Washington recently, I walked 12 miles in the summer heat. I just couldn't go the extra few to get the actual Iwo Jima memorial. But let's be real, the photo is macho, years later.
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The Marine Corps has acknowledged it misidentified two of the servicemen who helped raise the first U.S. flag at Iwo Jima during World War II, an event that was overshadowed by the raising of a larger flag that became an iconic image of the war.
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Battle for Iwo Jima (19th February to 26th March 1945) During their ‘island hopping’ campaign, the US Marines were tasked to take the heavily fortified island of Iwo Jima, in the Volcano Islands, the first area that was universally considered Japanese home territory. This battle was to become arguably the most famous engagement in the...
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The United States Marine Corps War Memorial also called the Iwo Jima Memorial is a national memorial located in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States. It depicts Marines Raising the American Flag over Iwo Jima and is dedicated to all U.S. Marine Corps personnel who died in the defense of the United States since 1775. Print Size 13x19 inches.
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How the most deadly battle for the Marines in WWII has lasting symbolism
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