Flag Raising on Iwo Jima

Flag Raising on Iwo Jima

This is a famous visual representation of the American war effort in the Pacific Theatre of the Second World War. It depicts a moment during the Battle of Iwo Jima in which a group of soldiers are in the process of erecting an American flag. However, the history of the moment runs far deeper.

Joe Rosenthal

Image: Time Magazine

For background: CNN article at http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/22/world/cnnphotos-iwo-jima/index.html

Time Magazine

February 23, 1945

JPG file, 823*640.

http://100photos.time.com/photos/joe-rosenthal-iwo-jima-flag-raising

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