On February 23, 1945, after four days of intense fighting against 10,000 Japanese forces, around 100,000 US Marines conquered Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima Island in Japan. Photographer Joe Rosenthal captured a iconic photo of six marines raising the American flag at the top of the mountain. The photo was quickly transmitted via radio and airplane to Associated Press headquarters in New York and was printed in newspapers across the US the next day, capturing the nation's attention. The photo later inspired a famous statue at the US Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia.

5. On 6 August 1945

6. February
19, 1945

7. February 19, 1945

8. Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima Island
Mouin

9. 100,000 US Marines were sent to capture the Island, February 19th,1945

10. First Mission, Arrive
to the Top of Mount
Suribachi

11. US Marines fought
during 4 Days climbing
over the Mount
Suribachi . There were
only 10,000 Japanese,
but the Japanese resist
fiercy to hold the
Mount.

12. On February
23rd,1945,US Marines
conquered the Mt
Suribachi after 4
days climbing
against Japanese.

13. 6 US Marines
raised the
American
Flag at the
Top of Mt
Suribachi in
Iwo Jima
Island on
February
23rd of 1945.

14. Joe
Rosenthal
Photographer
,took the picture
with his camera.
.

16. The Film was sent by Airplane
to the Island of Guam , then it
was transmited by radio to
New York .

17. From Guam Island was radiotransmited to
Associated Press Headquarters in NY.USA.
Iwo Jima
GUAM

18. Associated Press Headquarters in New York

19. Newspapers
all over USA
decided to
print huge
copies of Joe
Rosenthal
Picture next
day.

20. Felix DeWeldon made a Miniature
Statue of the Iwo Jima picture .

21. Franklin Roosevelt ordered to please
back to the USA the Six men who have
raised the flag.

22. It was too late . Mike Strank, Harlon
Block and Franklin Sousley were
dead

23. Returned to USA only .

24. Back in United States, the 3 survivors
traveled all over the country with the
small statue to collect money for the
War.

26. Postage Stamp of Iwo Jima photo.
137 Millions were printed.

27. People demanded a huge copy.

28. In 1954 , Dwight Eisenhower led
ceremonies ,the 3 survivors were
present.

29. Iwo Jima
Inauguration
Monument
in 1954 .