<h3>It is the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. Today, we remember more than 6,000 Americans killed and over 17,000 wounded in that battle. Along with one of the most enduring war photos in history of Marines raising the flag over Mount Suribachi (by photographer Joe Rosenthal), we present to you today a breathtaking slideshow of photos from the battle.</h3> Slideshow credit: <a href="https://www.cnn.com/" target="_blank">CNN.com</a> and Ruth Ben-Ghiat <!--nextpage--> <a href="https://militaryspouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/150220105605-01-iwo-jima-battle-0220-exlarge-1691.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2875" src="https://militaryspouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/150220105605-01-iwo-jima-battle-0220-exlarge-1691.jpg" alt="150220105605-01-iwo-jima-battle-0220-exlarge-169" width="780" height="438" /></a> <strong>The first wave of U.S. Marines heads for the beach of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945.</strong> <strong> </strong> <!--nextpage--> <a href="https://militaryspouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/150220105608-02-iwo-jima-battle-0220-exlarge-169-1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2877" src="https://militaryspouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/150220105608-02-iwo-jima-battle-0220-exlarge-169-1.jpg" alt="150220105608-02-iwo-jima-battle-0220-exlarge-169-1" width="780" height="438" /></a> <strong>In the face of enemy fire, U.S. Marines inch their way over the slope on Red Beach No. 1. In the foreground, other Marines huddle in shell holes as they wait for orders to move forward.</strong> <!--nextpage--> <a href="https://militaryspouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/150220105609-03-iwo-jima-battle-0220-exlarge-169-1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2879" src="https://militaryspouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/150220105609-03-iwo-jima-battle-0220-exlarge-169-1.jpg" alt="150220105609-03-iwo-jima-battle-0220-exlarge-169-1" width="780" height="438" /></a> <strong>Cpl. Rudolph E. Engstrom rests in a shell hole on Iwo Jima, holding a piece of shrapnel that wounded him.</strong> <strong><!--nextpage--></strong> <strong> <a href="https://militaryspouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/150220105611-04-iwo-jima-battle-0220-exlarge-169-2.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2878" src="https://militaryspouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/150220105611-04-iwo-jima-battle-0220-exlarge-169-2.jpg" alt="150220105611-04-iwo-jima-battle-0220-exlarge-169-2" width="780" height="438" /></a></strong> <strong> U.S. Marines fire shells across the black sand of the Iwo Jima beach, taking aim at inland Japanese positions in 1945.</strong> <!--nextpage--> <a href="https://militaryspouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/150220105614-06-iwo-jima-batlle-0220-exlarge-169-1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2880" src="https://militaryspouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/150220105614-06-iwo-jima-batlle-0220-exlarge-169-1.jpg" alt="150220105614-06-iwo-jima-batlle-0220-exlarge-169-1" width="780" height="438" /></a> <strong>U.S. anti-aircraft tracers light the sky over Iwo Jima as American forces repel a Japanese air attack.</strong> <!--nextpage--> <a href="https://militaryspouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/150220105613-05-iwo-jima-0220-exlarge-169-1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2870" src="https://militaryspouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/150220105613-05-iwo-jima-0220-exlarge-169-1.jpg" alt="150220105613-05-iwo-jima-0220-exlarge-169-1" width="780" height="438" /></a> <strong>U.S. Marines take cover as a cave is blown up on Iwo Jima.</strong> <!--nextpage--> <a href="https://militaryspouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/150220105616-08-iwo-jima-0220-exlarge-169-1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2871" src="https://militaryspouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/150220105616-08-iwo-jima-0220-exlarge-169-1.jpg" alt="150220105616-08-iwo-jima-0220-exlarge-169-1" width="780" height="438" /></a> <strong>U.S. Marines raise the American flag atop Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945.</strong> <!--nextpage--> <a href="https://militaryspouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/150220105615-07-iwo-jima-battle-0220-exlarge-169.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2872" src="https://militaryspouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/150220105615-07-iwo-jima-battle-0220-exlarge-169.jpg" alt="150220105615-07-iwo-jima-battle-0220-exlarge-169" width="780" height="438" /></a> <strong>U.S. troops display captured Japanese battle flags.</strong> <!--nextpage--> <a href="https://militaryspouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/150220105617-09-iwo-jima-0220-exlarge-169.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2873" src="https://militaryspouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/150220105617-09-iwo-jima-0220-exlarge-169.jpg" alt="150220105617-09-iwo-jima-0220-exlarge-169" width="780" height="438" /></a> <strong>U.S. Marines receive communion from a Marine chaplain on March 3, 1945.</strong> <!--nextpage--> <a href="https://militaryspouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/150220105618-10-iwo-jima-0220-exlarge-1691.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2874" src="https://militaryspouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/150220105618-10-iwo-jima-0220-exlarge-1691.jpg" alt="150220105618-10-iwo-jima-0220-exlarge-169" width="780" height="438" /></a> <strong>A U.S. Marine cemetery at the foot of Mount Suribachi in 1945.</strong> <strong>We remember.</strong> <div class="pageFbLike fbLarge" style="color: #555555;"><span class="likeUsOnFb" style="font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #999999;">Connect with us.</span></div><div class="pageFbLike fbLarge" style="color: #555555;"><iframe src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/likebox.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMilitarySpouse&width=250&height=62&colorscheme=light&show_faces=false&header=false&stream=false&show_border=false&appId=811938475492059" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:250px; height:62px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe></div>
