71 years ago today, U.S. Marines raised Old Glory on top of Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima. No safe spaces. No trigger warnings. Just heroes:
71 years ago today, AP photog Joe Rosenthal snapped one of the most iconic photographs in US history at Iwo Jima. pic.twitter.com/SpUnCKHvUP
— Micah Grimes (@MicahGrimes) February 23, 2016
#OTD in 1945 the @USMarineCorps raised the American flag at the top of #MountSuribachi, #IwoJima. #WW2 https://t.co/0EvoJHdeuJ
— Department of Defense ?? (@DeptofDefense) February 23, 2016
US Marines taking flag up Mount Suribachi, World War II, Battle of Iwo Jima, tomorrow 1945: #NARA pic.twitter.com/N2YzGODYHi
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) February 22, 2016
Old Glory Goes Up Over Iwo Jima on this day in 1945. https://t.co/eVvF6JZ3Mn pic.twitter.com/yTtOmdrQd7
— NYT Archives (@NYTArchives) February 23, 2016
Over 6800 Americans were killed with almost 20,000 wounded during the battle. The official account of the USMC is posting videos of the battle under the hashtag #TweetsFromIwo. Check it out:
#TweetsFromIwo | Tomorrow, we’re covering the Battle for Iwo Jima, 71 years later, as if it were happening now.https://t.co/6JP3cTabWd
— U.S. Marines (@USMC) February 23, 2016
#TweetsFromIwo | Marines from 2/27 begin to replace 1/26 while under heavy fire.https://t.co/dhjrNQyTYX
— U.S. Marines (@USMC) February 23, 2016
#TweetsFromIwo | 40 men from 28th Marines assemble at the bottom of Mt. Suribachi to begin their climb. pic.twitter.com/NZUNHmJlpp
— U.S. Marines (@USMC) February 23, 2016
#TweetsFromIwo | Marines with 2/27 finish replacing Marines with 1/26. pic.twitter.com/qgvmeazYbC
— U.S. Marines (@USMC) February 23, 2016
#TweetsFromIwo | The first flag, a 54 x 28-inch flag attached to a pipe, is raised atop Mt. Suribachi. pic.twitter.com/ntWRcHHPgz
— U.S. Marines (@USMC) February 23, 2016
#TweetsFromIwo | Company C moves to the northern part of the island to join the attack scheduled for the next day. pic.twitter.com/gmrqTDG1rL
— U.S. Marines (@USMC) February 23, 2016
You can follow @USMC here as the post updates to their feed throughout the day.