On February 23, 1945, amid the brutal battle for Iwo Jima, a moment of triumph was captured in a single photograph that would become one of the most iconic images in American history. After days of relentless fighting against entrenched Japanese forces, a group of six U.S. Marines reached the summit of Mount Suribachi, the …
1945 marked one of the most grueling and significant battles of World War II—the Battle of Iwo Jima. This small, volcanic island in the Pacific became the stage for a fierce and bloody confrontation between American and Japanese forces. As part of the U.S. strategy to capture strategic locations leading to Japan, Iwo Jima held …
