On This Day in History, February 23, 1945, US Marines Raise American Flag over Iwo Jima, Captured in the Heroic Photo that Touched the Nation

Kerry J. Byrne : Feb 23, 2023
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[FoxNews.com] Six United States Marines raised the American flag atop Mount Suribachi amid horrific combat on Iwo Jima, the intense wartime scene captured in perfect angle and frame by photographer Joseph Rosenthal, on this day in history, Feb. 23, 1945 ... "The flag raising became a symbol synonymous with American victory in World War II and what the nation can accomplish when we all pull together and unite for a just cause," Owen Connor, senior curator of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, told Fox News Digital... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here Click Here to read. (Screengrab image: from historic video /Click Here to watch)