Ziehme says the book — “Flags of Our Fathers,” published in 2000 — is used by some to claim he’s lying about being ... photo of Marines on Iwo Jima taken just after the famous flag-raising.

Today, digital pictures ... the flag raising was taken by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal, who won the Pulitzer Prize for his iconic photograph. The story of the Battle of Iwo Jima ...

He joined the Marines in 1942, taking classes at Yale and undergoing training in Hawai'i before being ... us to take Iwo Jima," Jessor said. It's been 80 years since that flag was raised on ...

One of the most famous WWII photos was taken on Feb. 23, 1945 when U.S. Marines raised a small American flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima ... as the wounded were being brought back to the ...

The Battle of Iwo Jima is one ... the iconic flag-raising on February 23, 1945 marked the first time that a foreign flag was ...

In mid-March 2025, a claim circulated online that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) had removed one or more pages mentioning Pfc. Ira Hayes, a member of the Pima Nation who served in the U.S ...

The deletion of the Iwo Jima flag-raising page — which was believed to have occurred because the webpage and photo emphasized the contributions of Pfc. Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian, in the Pacific ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has visited Iwo Jima to pay tribute to Japanese and Americans who died on the island in one of World ...

With veterans watching on, a bronze sculpture honoring the World War II battle of Iwo Jima was lifted onto a ... and as of Wednesday, had raised about $700,000 for work on the park.