1945 – U.S. Marines from the 3rd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Division and a commonly forgotten U.S. Navy Corpsman raise the U.S. flag on the crest of Mount Suribachi, the island’s highest peak and most strategic position.

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