Iwo+Jima+Flag+Raising

This video from 1985 was made during the 40th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. During the war in the Pacific the United States did not have bombers capable of flying long distances. Therefore, it became important to capture many Japanese held islands in the Pacific to construct airstrips to allow bombers to take off and fly to Tokyo. One such battle was the island of Iwo Jima. The Marine Corp Memorial, that you will visit, was constructed based on this battle and the flag raising that took place. This video clip shows the actual footage from the flag raising that became a very famous photograph.

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