SANDY KOZEL
On this day in 1945, the 28th Regiment of the Fifth Marine Division of
the U.S. Marines reached the top of Mount Surabachi. A photograph
of these Marines raising the American flag was taken by American
photographer Joe Rosenthal. He received the Pulitzer Prize for his
iconic World War ll photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. it
became one of the best-known photos of the war and was actually
the second flag raised on that day in 1945.
U.S. Marines with the first flag raised on Iwo
Jima.The smaller flag was replaced with a
larger one (below). These photos were by
Navy photographer Louis Lowery.
Photographer Joe Rosenthal, left, takes a group shot (below)
of U.S. Marines after raising the flag atop Mt. Suribachi on Iwo
Jima.
Joseph John Rosenthal (October 9, 1911 – August 20, 2006)
