A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 23, 1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised two American ...

“Both types of bombardment had been going on for quite some time, and the sense was that Iwo Jima could ... ‘The flag is up! The flag is up!’” he says. “The other Marines around me began turning ...

On this day in 1945, the American flag was raised at Iwo Jima to signal the capture of Mount Suribachi, the highest point on the island, by U.S. Marines during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Joe Rosenthal’s iconic photos from Iwo Jima helped the United States raise $26 billion for ... Joe Rosenthal captured an image of Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi.

For Franklin Borough, the fact that one of the community's own was among the six Marines who raised the American flag on Iwo ...

On February 23, members of the Brevard County Detachment of the Marine Corps League on Merritt Island hosted a get-together at Beef O’Brady’s of Melbourne in honor and remembrance of those whose ...

No World War II battle represents the fighting spirit of the US Marine Corps better than Iwo Jima. In terms of its combat ...

The Battle of Iwo Jima was 80 years ago, when the U.S. captured the strategically located Pacific island after a five-week ...

For Franklin Borough, the fact that one of the community's own was among the six Marines raising the American Flag in Iwo Jima during World War II is a source of pride. On Feb. 23, 1945, in Iwo Jima, ...