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Second Flag on Mount Suribachi

Date: 06/11/2007

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IPTC: Caption	Guide wires hold the flagpole erect while a US Marine gazes at the ships unloading on the beach. Vehicles can been seen moving on the island below Mount Suribachi. The flag flew for the duration of the battle after it was raised on March 23, 1945. Both of the flags raised on Mount Suribachi are now in the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia. The flag was shredded by the high winds and blown sand.	IPTC: Copyright Notice	Caption ©2007 MFA Productions LLC Image in the Public Domain
IPTC: City	Iwo Jima	IPTC: Country Name	Japan
IPTC: Date Created	19450224	IPTC: Province State	Bonins

Keywords: Iwo Jima Mount Suribachi Flag Raising