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Commemorating war dead on Iwoto Island

TOKYO, Japan - A man offers water at the foot of Mt. Suribachi on Iwoto Island, about 1,200 kilometers south of central Tokyo, on Jan. 25, 2012. Some 50 people, including kin of Japanese soldiers who died in the World War II battle on the Pacific island, attended an annual ceremony held the same day by the Tokyo metropolitan government on the island to commemorate the war dead. (Pool photo)

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Commemorating war dead on Iwoto Island

TOKYO, Japan - Kin of soldiers who perished in World War II look down at the landscape of Iwoto Island from Mt. Suribachi on Jan. 25, 2012. About 50 people attended an annual ceremony held the same day by the Tokyo metropolitan government on the island to commemorate the war dead. About 20,000 Japanese soldiers died in the WWII battle on the Pacific island about 1,200 kilometers south of central Tokyo. (Pool photo)

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65th war anniv. marked on Iwoto Island

IWOTO, Japan - A group of people including former American soldiers pose at the summit of Mt. Suribachi on Iwoto Island in Tokyo on March 3, 2010. The veterans were among some 800 participants in a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of a battle on the Pacific island at the end of World War II.

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U.S. flag raised on Iwojima shown to press

QUANTICO, Virginia - A new U.S. Marines museum to be opened in Quantico, Virginia, in November held a press preview on Oct. 13, displaying one of the most famous Stars and Stripes flags in the country's history. The flag was raised on Mt. Suribachi on Iwojima Island in 1945 after fierce fighting on the Pacific isle between U.S. and Japanese forces during the closing days of World War II.

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The History of the Pacific War 19: The Stars and Stripes on Mount Suribachi

The flag of the Stars and Stripes on Mount Suribachi (19) ＜Caption＞ A U.S. soldier puts up the flag of the Stars and Stripes on top of Mount Suribachi. A U.S. soldier stares through a telescope; damaged equipment left on the landing beach; U.S. soldiers check the beach for mines; Marine General Holland Smith, in command of the ground forces, considers it necessary to check the beach to ensure that reinforcements coming for the northern offensive can land safely. Date of release: January 1, 1951.

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Bereaved families of soldiers visit Iwoto Island

Family members of soldiers who died in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II walk around a battery on Mt. Suribachi on Iwoto Island, previously called Iwo Jima, on March 21, 2015. (Pool photo by Jiji Press) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bereaved families of soldiers visit Iwoto Island

Family members of soldiers who died in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II stand around a battery on Mt. Suribachi on Iwoto Island, previously called Iwo Jima, on March 21, 2015. (Pool photo by Jiji Press) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Suribachi

File photo taken Jan. 18, 2018, shows Mt. Suribachi on southern Iwo Island, Tokyo. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. flag raised on Iwojima shown to press

QUANTICO, Virginia - A new U.S. Marines museum to be opened in Quantico, Virginia, in November held a press preview on Oct. 13, displaying one of the most famous Stars and Stripes flags in the country's history. The flag was raised on Mt. Suribachi on Iwojima Island in 1945 after fierce fighting on the Pacific isle between U.S. and Japanese forces during the closing days of World War II. (Kyodo)

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65th war anniv. marked on Iwoto Island

IWOTO, Japan - A group of people including former American soldiers pose at the summit of Mt. Suribachi on Iwoto Island in Tokyo on March 3, 2010. The veterans were among some 800 participants in a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of a battle on the Pacific island at the end of World War II. (Kyodo)

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Commemorating war dead on Iwoto Island

TOKYO, Japan - A man offers water at the foot of Mt. Suribachi on Iwoto Island, about 1,200 kilometers south of central Tokyo, on Jan. 25, 2012. Some 50 people, including kin of Japanese soldiers who died in the World War II battle on the Pacific island, attended an annual ceremony held the same day by the Tokyo metropolitan government on the island to commemorate the war dead. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Commemorating war dead on Iwoto Island

TOKYO, Japan - Kin of soldiers who perished in World War II look down at the landscape of Iwoto Island from Mt. Suribachi on Jan. 25, 2012. About 50 people attended an annual ceremony held the same day by the Tokyo metropolitan government on the island to commemorate the war dead. About 20,000 Japanese soldiers died in the WWII battle on the Pacific island about 1,200 kilometers south of central Tokyo. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Mt. Suribachi (top) on Iwoto Island in the Pacific -- where the American flag was raised during the Battle of Iwojima -- is pictured on Oct. 24, 2020, as a joint Japan-U.S. memorial service is held to commemorate the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 battle during World War II. Only 35 people participated in the ceremony, which was postponed from March due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Mt. Suribachi on Iwoto Island in the Pacific -- where the American flag was raised during the Battle of Iwojima -- is pictured on Oct. 24, 2020, as a joint Japan-U.S. memorial service is held to commemorate the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 battle during World War II. Only 35 people participated in the ceremony, which was postponed from March due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. (Pool photo)

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Iwoto Island of Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2018, shows Mt. Suribachi located on the southern part of Iwoto Island, better known as Iwojima Island. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo