Ten of a Kind and Today in Comics History, February 23, 1945: Uncommon valor was a common virtue

"Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue."—Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

Sixty-four years ago today, February 23, 1945, Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal captured the image of US Marines and a US Navy corpsman raising the American flag during "Operation Detachment"—the battle for the Pacific island of Iwo Jima. Read more about the raising of the flag and the famous photograph here, and enjoy these homages to one of the most iconic images of the twentieth century:
























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