23, more than 50 World War II veterans and community members gathered to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the first U.S. flag raised on Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

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This year marks the 80th anniversary of the final year of World War 2 and it was on February 19 that the Battle of Iwo Jima began in the Pacific theatre. The major battle lasted five weeks and saw ...

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FEB. 19, 1945 -- UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUARTERS, Guam, (Monday) -- (AP) -- Iwo Jima's coastal defense were further shattered Sunday in the third straight day of bombardment of the ...

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Marines fighting on Iwo Jima scaled Mount Suribachi ... victory over Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan in World War II. Marines initially invaded Iwo Jima on Feb. 19, 1945, as part of the U.S ...

BOULDER, Colo. — Sunday marks 80 years since U.S. Marines captured Mount Suribachi and hoisted the American flag at Iwo Jima. The move was a symbol of hope and freedom during a tough battle and ...

U.S. Marines raised an American flag on the Japanese island’s highest peak exactly 80 years ago. But the fighting, some of ...

U.S. bombs, both atomic and incendiary, had devastated Japan as well. After the war was over, the United States built a military base on Iwo Jima. In 1968, the island was given back to Japan.