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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Images

Feb 23, 1945

Five Marines and a Navy corpsman raise the flag of the United States, during the Battle of Iwo Jima on Feb. 23, 1945. The picture was widely reproduced and came to be regarded in the United States as one of the most significant and recognizable images of the war. “The photograph depicts the potential of victory about to be fulfilled,” said Daniel Kariko, an assistant professor of photography at East Carolina University. “The flag is taking air and is about to unfurl, and the pole is about to become vertical, symbolizing triumph.”

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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point