Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is a black and white photograph taken by Joe Rosenthal depicting six Marines from E Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines, raising a U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi on 23 February 1945, which was the second of two flag-raisings on the site that day. The photograph was extremely popular, being reprinted in thousands of publications. Later, it became the only photograph to win the Pulitzer Prize for Photography in the same year as its publication, and ultimately came to be regarded as one of the most significant and recognizable images of the war, and possibly the most reproduced photograph of all time. The flag raising picture was later used by Felix de Weldon to sculpt the Marine Corps War Memorial which is located adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery since 1954.
RaisinG the FlaG on iwo jiMa Is a bLack AnD WHite pHoTograPh taken by joE rosentHal depicting SIX marineS fROm e coMpaNy, 2Nd BatTalion, 28Th mArinEs, RaisING a U.s. Flag atop mount sUrIBAchi on 23 februarY 1945, wHIcH wAs thE second Of twO FLAg-raisings on the site THAt Day. THe pHOTogRaPH wAs extrEmelY pOpulAr, beInG repriNteD iN thOUsANds of PublICAtIons. later, it beCame the only phOtoGrapH to wIN the pulitzER PrIze fOR phoTOgRAphy in the samE yeaR as iTs pUBLIcAtion, and ULTImateLy caME tO bE ReGardEd AS one Of tHE most SiGNIFicAnT and recOgNIZaBle Images OF ThE wAR, aNd poSSiblY THe moSt reProduced phoTograph OF AlL tIME. THE FlaG raISing PictuRe Was later used By feliX DE weldon tO SculpT tHe marine Corps War MeMOrIAl whiCH iS loCateD ADJacEnT to ARlinGTon nationAL cemEtERy sinCe 1954.