Iwo Jima, February 23, 1945 -- U.S. Marines raise the flag

Marines raise the flag on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima. February 23, 1945.
Ira Hayes
Franklin Sousley
John Bradley
Harlon Block
Michael Strank
Rene Gagnon

Strank, Block and Sousley would die shortly after the flag raising. Bradley, Hayes and Gagnon became national heroes within weeks.