Iwo Jima
The Flag Raisers
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These six warriors raised the American flag on Mt. Suribachi.
Raising the Flag.
Only three of the six flag raisers survived.
Harlon Bloc, Ira Hayes, Mike Strank, John Bradley, Rene Gagnon, Frank Sousley
(1) Flag Raising photo courtesy of Joe Rosenthal / Associated Press
(2) Individual photos courtesy of
www.answers.com/.../raising-the-flag-on-iwo-jima
