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The Marines raised the US flag on the top of Mt Suribachi in the Battle for Iwo Jima.
American Marines (God bless them) and Japanese troops.
The American flag was raised atop Mount Suribachi, on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, on February 23, 1945.
US Marines landed on the Japanese held island of Iwo Jima February 19 - March 26, 1945 .
February-March 1945. Over 6,000 Marines died taking this island. Over 20,700 Japanese soldiers tried to defend the Island, and only 200 survived.
Iwo Jima '45.
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Japanese versus US Marines .
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The airfield.
70,000 US Marines
The Marines raised the US flag on the top of Mt Suribachi in the Battle for Iwo Jima.
American Marines (God bless them) and Japanese troops.
Richard F Newcomb has written: 'Iwo Jima' -- subject(s): Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
The American flag was raised atop Mount Suribachi, on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima, on February 23, 1945.
the settings are Bougainville, where the marines trained, and Iwo Jima, where the battle was fought
WW2, the US Marines retake this island from the Japanese.