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 ...
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Ceremony for 80th anniversary of Iwo Jima flag-raising honors local veteran
Dozens gathered in Franklin Borough Saturday to honor the 80th anniversary of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima.The Conemaugh ...
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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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Gazette at 150: Iwo Jima Under Big Navy Guns
Iwo Jima's coastal defense were further shattered Sunday in the third straight day of bombardment of the invasion-menaced island, 750 miles south of Tokyo, Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz announced ...
Marine Corps Times on MSN4d
This Marine endured five amphibious assaults — and survived Iwo Jima
Don Harris went ashore on Iwo Jima, where he and his fellow Marines faced one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific War.
Iwo Jima Day services surprised by appearance of 99-year-old battle survivor
The 36-day long battle for control of a heavily fortified pacific island, fought from the 19th of February through the 26th ...
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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 ...
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Loveland resident Jack Thurman, Marine veteran who served at the Battle of Iwo Jima, dies at 99
Jack Thurman, Marine veteran and Loveland resident who was on the beaches of Iwo Jima during World War II, was a fighter, his ...
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Franklin's Michael Strank remembered in U.S., Slovakia on 80th anniversary of Iwo Jima flag-raising
Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Strank is a revered historic figure and military hero in both the United States and the Slovak ...
On Feb. 23, 1945, Marines and Navy corpsmen staked symbolic claim to victory in one phase of WWII battle
The front page of the Deseret News on Feb. 23, 1945, as the Battle of Iowa Jima raged in the Pacific during World War II. U.S. raised the flag on Mount Suribachi that cay, displayed two days later in ...