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
He was in the harbor at Iwo Jima to witness the raising of the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi, and had returned there in 2019, just before his 97th birthday.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024
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
Two days after that came the flag-raising at Mount Suribachi captured by AP photographer Joe Rosenthal.
From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2022
But if you remember my description of how Mount Suribachi was taken, you will realize that this flag was not the first one.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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