Then, it was still 48 Stars
Raising the Flag on Iwo Gima is the now legendary photograph taken on February 23, 1945 by Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press. It depicts five United States Marines, and a U.S. Navy corpsman raising the Flag of the United States atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Gima in World War II.
The photograph proved to be extremely popular, being reproduced in thousands of publications worldwide. Later, it became the only photograph to win the Pulitzer Prize the same year of its publication, and came to be regarded in the United States as one of the most significent and recognizable images of the war, and possibly the most famous photograph of all time.
Of the six men depicted in the picture, three Franklin Sousley, Harlon Block, and Michael Strank, were killed in the battle; the three survivors, John Bradly, Rene Gagnon and Ira Hayes, became celebrities upon their identification in the photo. The picture was later used by Felix de Weldon to scult the USMC War Memorial adjacant to Arlington National Cemetary just outside Washington, D.C.
The original flag raising
Special 1945 US Postal Issue, commerating the taking of Iwo Gima
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Color Still depicting the raising of the flag on Iwo Gima
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpvTlxHZpLM
Kathryn Elizabeth Smith,
May 1, 1907 - June 17, 1986
Kate Smith introduces God Bless America:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnQDW-NMaRs
December 7, 1941, which began the Pacific Theatre of the War.
FDR's Day of Infamy Speach, in full:
And let's remember the best American singer seeing us through that time,
Kathryn Elizabeth Smith,
May 1, 1907 - June 17, 1986
Kate Smith introduces God Bless America:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnQDW-NMaRs
