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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 ...
Yahoo

Look Back: 80th anniversary of the American flag raising on Iwo Jima

Feb. 24—The front page of the Wilkes-Barre Record on Feb. 26, 1945, published what is the most patriotic picture in American history: the raising of the American flag on Mount Suribachi on the island ...
Fox 23

Veterans celebrate the 80th anniversary of raising the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima

AFTON, Okla. — 80 years ago, six marines raised a United States flag over the Japanese volcano island of Iwo Jima. Many veterans held a celebration at the Legacy of Liberty WWII Memorial Park at the ...
CU Boulder News & Events

That iconic flag-raising on Iwo Jima? CU prof, then a Marine, saw it happen

CU Boulder distinguished professor and Marine veteran Richard Jessor reflects on what the planting of the U.S. flag on Mount Suribachi Feb. 23, 1945, meant for the country and for him personally ...
Winston-Salem Journal

Railey introduces a local vet of Iwo Jima to finally set history straight

Saturday, a brave but dwindling band of World War II warriors will once again celebrate the anniversary of the flag-raising during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. One of their clan, a Marine named ...
Tallahassee Democrat

80 years later, Monticello remembers 'Boots' Thomas, hero behind the first Iwo Jima flag

On Sunday, Feb. 23, more than 50 World War II veterans and community members gathered to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the first U.S. flag raised on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima ...
The Armchair Historian on MSN

Battle of Iwo Jima: A Turning Point in the Pacific War

One of the most intense and iconic battles of World War II, the Battle of Iwo Jima pushed both sides to their limits. In this ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Homewood Marine works to finish signature roundup of historic battle of Iwo Jima survivors

HOMEWOOD, Ill. (WLS) -- Memorial Day celebrations and tributes took place around the United States to honor the men and women who served in our Armed Forces. One local Marine has spent years ...
Herald & Review

Connection to Iwo Jima flag-raising filmmaker leads to descendant's quest for body's return

EFFINGHAM - Bill Genaust never met Marine Sgt. William Genaust, a distant relative who was killed on Iwo Jima, during one of the costliest campaigns of World War II. As a 13-year-old boy living on a ...
ABC News

Marine Corps again corrects who was in iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising photo

The FBI-led analysis ensures no more corrections are needed. The United States Marine Corps corrected the identity of another one of the six men raising the American flag on Mount Surabachi in an ...
The Times Leader

Look Back: 80th anniversary of the American flag raising on Iwo Jima

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. The front page of the Wilkes-Barre Record on Feb. 26, 1945, published what is the most patriotic picture in American history: the ...