1.4M views · 7.7K reactions | On Feb. 19, 1945, 70,000 Marines and sailors invaded a tiny island in the Pacific called Iwo Jima. It was the beginning of a bloody 36-day battle that has helped define America's Corps. | Marine Corps Times | Facebook

The invasion of Iwo Jima was a challenge of mountainous proportions - in the shape of Mount Suribachi. It was a strategic stronghold that the Japanese were desperate to defend. 🎥Pacific War in Color | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

U.S. flag raised on Iwo Jima