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Description A small flag carried by the 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines is planted atop Mount Suribachi at 10:20 a.m. February 23, 1945. Official NAVY Photo. This is the first flag raising on the top of Mt. Suribachi. The famous flag-raising photo was taken when the second flag was put up later that day. This photo was taken by Leatherneck's Lou Lowery.
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Author US Navy / US Marines / Lou Lowery
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23 February 1945

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