Deseret News archives: U.S. flags raised at Iwo Jima on this day in 1945. Why did they raise the flag twice?

On Feb. 23, 1945, during World War II, U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima captured Mount Suribachi, where they raised two American ...
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Defeated soldiers buried WWII flag in Poland forest. Duo found it 85 years later

A pair searching the forest near Zielone found the hidden banner, pennant and ribbons of a regiment defeated in WWII, officials said. Photo from M. Podgórski via Lublin Voivodeship Conservator of ...
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Flags once carried by fallen Japanese soldiers in WWII returned to families by 2 Long Island collectors

Two Long Island historical memorabilia collectors say they will turn over 41 flags carried by Japanese servicemen in World War II — the only trace of some soldiers whose bodies were never recovered — ...
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Journey to Japan: Atascadero couple takes WWII Japanese 'good luck' flag to soldiers’ shrine

Neil is KSBY's Senior Reporter and anchor of KSBY News Daybreak. He's one of your dedicated community reporters for the City of San Luis Obispo. Japanese good-luck flags from World War II, and the ...
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US veteran fulfills Japanese soldier's family's decades-long dream

JAPAN, — A World War II-era "good luck" flag has finally made its way home, thanks to the kindness and determination of U.S. Army veteran Chris Dorsey. Dorsey, from Dahlonega, Georgia, was going ...