US marines of the Fifth Division, raise the American flag on top of Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, Japan, on February 23, 1945. AP
Explosions rock the Iwo Jima shore during the pre-landing bombardment on February 19, 1945. Reuters
A wave of US marines from the Fourth Division storms Iwo Jima as another boat full of servicemen approaches on February 19, 1945. Reuters
US marines of the Fifth Division move inland off the landing beach after their arrival on Iwo Jima, on February 19, 1945. Reuters
US marines of the Seventh Regiment wait to move inland on Iwo Jima soon after going ashore, on February 19, 1945. Reuters
US marines of the Fifth Division inch their way up a slope towards Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, on February 19, 1945. Reuters
US marines with the Fourth Division fire on enemy positions from the black sands of an Iwo Jima beach, on February 1945. Reuters
A US marine flamethrower operator with K Company goes over the top to assault a Japanese pillbox on Iwo Jima's second airfield on February 1945. Reuters
A US marine flame thrower operator in action, covered by a pair of riflemen, on Iwo Jima, February 1945. Reuters
A US Marine surveys the shattered landscape while hunting for remaining Japanese forces on Iwo Jima, March 1945. US National Archives. Reuters
US Marine rocketeers attack Japanese positions on Iwo Jima in support of a leatherneck advance, on March 23, 1945. Getty Images
Wrecked US Marine vehicles litter an Iwo Jima beach, in 1945. Reuters
Damaged aircraft on the flight deck of the 'USS Saratoga' after direct hits by Japanese bombs off Iwo Jima during the Second World War. Getty Images
Japanese prisoners of war captured in the battle for Iwo Jima Island. Getty Images
US marines raise the American flag on Mount Suribachi on the Iwo Jima island, in 1945. Reuters
