OOH RAH MOMENT: THE BATTLE OF IWO JIMA (OPERATION DETACHMENT)

The battle of Iwo Jima produced some of the fiercest fighting in the Pacific Campaign of World War II.  It was immortalized by Joe Rosenthal's photograph of the raising of the U.S. flag on top of Mount Suribachi by five Marines and one Navy Corpsman. The photograph records the second flag-raising on the mountain, which took place on the fifth day of the 35-day battle. The picture became the iconic image of the battle and has been heavily reproduced.

Iwo Jima Invasion Briefing

Feb/Mar 1945

Iwo Jima Today