The Raising Of The First Flag On Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 1945

The raising of the first flag on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 23 February 1945. The soldiers are Sergeant Henry Hansen (without helmet), Sergeant Ernest Thomas (seated by flagpole), Corporal Charles Lindberg (standing at right), and Private First Class James Michels (on guard with carbine).