February 23, 1945 - USMC Raises The Flag on Mt. Suribachi

• Feb 23, 2008

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ToughOmbre

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63 years ago today, the Marines raise the Stars and Stripes on top of Mt. Suribachi.

"Uncommon valor......"

TO

 

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• Feb 23, 2008

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• Feb 23, 2008

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• Feb 23, 2008

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ToughOmbre

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Here's Joe Rosenthal's posed shot minutes after the second flag raising. Four of the Flag Raisers (Bradley, Hayes, Sousley Strank) appear with their buddies. Strank, Sousley and many of these boys would soon be dead.

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• Feb 23, 2008

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The "Gung Ho" shot.

Over 6,000 Marines would give their lives to take this 7.5 square mile spit of land in the Pacific.

 

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• Mar 1, 2008

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Vassili Zaitzev

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• Mar 2, 2008

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