FILE–U.S. Marines, of the 28th Regiment of the Fifth Division, raise the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi, on the Pacific island of Iwo Jima, on Feb. 23, 1945. Strategically located only 660 miles from Tokyo, the Pacific island became the site of one of the bloodiest, most famous battles against Japan during World War II. (AP Photo/Joe Rosenthal)
