Keywords: US Navy 050223-N-6204K-006 Sailors and Marines assigned to the color guard aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) prepare to raise the American Flag during morning colors.jpg en Atlantic Ocean Feb 23 2005 Sailors and Marines assigned to the color guard aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima LHD 7 prepare to raise the American Flag during morning colors The entire ship's crew assembled on the flight deck aboard Iwo Jima to mark the 60th anniversary of the flag raising atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima The Battle of Iwo Jima is considered by many to be the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history and the turning point in the Pacific Campaign of World War II U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate Airman Christian Knoel RELEASED 2005-02-23 050223-N-6204K-006 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 22169 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate Airman Christian Knoel PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Iwo Jima LHD-7 Flag hoisting |