Archive photo of the day
ARCHIVE PHOTO OF THE DAYIwo Jima, 1965
Stars and Stripes
April 5, 2017
Ernest A. Richter ©Stars and StripesIwo Jima, February, 1965: A U.S. airman fishes on the beach at Iwo Jima where, 20 years earlier, 6,821 Americans and over 20,000 Japanese gave their lives during one of World War II's fiercest battles. In the background is Mt. Suribachi, made famous by the Marines who raised the flag there.