Suribachi
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The Japanese tried this on Iwo Jima, and the Stars and Stripes ended up flying over Mount Suribachi.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Iwo Jima was where Marines planted the American flag on Mount Suribachi, a moment captured in one of the most iconic war photographs in history.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2022
The fight for Iwo Jima gained worldwide attention from AP photographer Joe Rosenthal’s iconic image of the U.S. flag-raising on Mount Suribachi.
From Washington Times • Jun. 29, 2022
The Marines fended off gunfire and grenades to reach the summit, then attached the flag to an iron pipe and raised it atop Mount Suribachi.
From Washington Post • Aug. 6, 2021
You have probably seen that picture taken of six Marines raising the flag on Mount Suribachi.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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