what significances did mounting the flag on iwo jima have on america
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is a historic photograph taken on 23 February 1945 by Joe Rosenthal. It depicts five Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman raising an American flag (replacement flag) atop Mount Suribachi.The photograph was extremely popular, being reprinted in thousands of publications.he Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February â 26 March 1945) was a major battle in which the U.S. Marines landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II.