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'Our town and our country': WWII Marine Michael Strank remembered on anniversary of flag raising at Iwo Jima
On Feb. 23, 1945, in Iwo Jima, Japan, Sgt. Michael Strank, of Franklin Borough, was running communications wires from a Marine base to the top of Mount Mount Suribachi, when he assisted five other ...
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Ceremony for 80th anniversary of Iwo Jima flag-raising honors local veteran
WJAC provides news, weather and sports information for Johnstown, Altoona, State College and DuBois, Pennsylvania. Our coverage area includes Bedford, Everett, Somerset, Meyersdale, Ebensburg, Windber ...
80 years ago Marines raised flag over Iwo Jima in iconic moment
On this day in 1945, six U.S. Marines raised the American flag over the island of Iwo Jima on the fourth day of what would ...
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The Story Behind the World-Famous Photograph of U.S. Marines Raising the American Flag During the Battle of Iwo Jima
Joe Rosenthal’s iconic photos from Iwo Jima helped the United States raise $26 billion for the war and served as the basis ...
On Feb. 23, 1945, Marines and Navy corpsmen staked symbolic claim to victory in one phase of WWII battle
On Feb. 23, 1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised two American ...