When:
February 23, 2017 all-day
2017-02-23T00:00:00-07:00
2017-02-24T00:00:00-07:00
Where:
http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/index.html?dod-date=223
On 23 February 1945, the US flag was raised on the Pacific island of Iwo Jima by US Marines. Almost 20,000 American soldiers lost their lives before the island was finally taken from the Japanese on 16 March 1945.
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