| Guide wires hold the flagpole erect while a United States Marine gazes at the ships unloading on the beach. Vehicles can been seen moving on the island below Mount Suribachi. The flag flew for the duration of the battle after it was raised on March 23, 1945. Both of the flags raised on Mount Suribachi are now in the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia. The flag was shredded by the high winds and blown sand. | |
| Image Filename | wwii1170.jpg |
| Image Size | 1.56 MB |
| Image Dimensions | 2215 x 2886 |
| Photographer | Papsun, John |
| Photographer Title | Photographer‘s MateThird Class |
| Caption Author | Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | February 24, 1945 |
| Location | Mount Suribachi |
| City | Iwo Jima |
| State or Province | Bonins |
| Country | Japan |
| Archive | National Archives and Records Administration |
| Record Number | |
| Status | Caption ©2007, ©2024 MFA Productions LLC Image in the Public Domain |
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