On August 14, 1945, the flag that flew over Pearl Harbor when it was attacked on December 7, 1941, is flown over the White House when the Japanese accept terms of surrender.
U.S.
NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER. The second American flag flies triumphantly over Iwo
Jima. The first flag to be raised on Mount Suribachi was considered too small to
be recognized at a distance, and a larger banner was obtained from LST-779.
Little did young Navy Lieutenant j.g.
Alan Wood know that the discarded flag he salvaged at Pearl Harbor would become
a revered icon of American bravery and determination.
The
Marine Corps War Memorial stands as a symbol of this grateful Nation's esteem
for the honored dead of the U.S. Marine Corps. While the statue depicts one of
the most famous incidents of World War II, the memorial is dedicated to all
Marines who have given their lives in the defense of the United States since
1775.
NATIONAL
IWO JIMA
MEMORIAL MONUMENT
Iwo Jima the Full Story
In 1963, Barry Bishop placed the flag on top of Mount Everest.
The first time the American flag was flown overseas on a foreign fort was in
Libya, over
Fort Derne, on the shores of Tripoli in 1805.
