“In that sense, it was transformative for me, and I remember it well.” The flag raising lifted the spirits of the Marines on the island, and later it did the same for a war-weary American public at ...

The city of Aurora will hold its St. Patrick’s Parade and Irish flag-raising ceremony beginning at 11 a.m. Sunday in downtown Aurora. The event “honoring the legacy of the parade’s namesake ...

The most iconic of these shows six Marines raising the American flag, using their bodies to push the flagpole upright and mark Allied dominance of the island. The photograph actually depicts the ...

The flag-raising was one of 500 across the UK. This year's event, held on March 10, celebrated unity and peace under the theme "Together We Thrive," recognising the enduring spirit of the ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. The front page of the Wilkes-Barre Record on Feb. 26, 1945, published what is the most patriotic picture in American history ...

Hours after the initial flag raising, a Marine officer deemed the flag too small and ordered a second, larger flag to be raised. While Thomas had already spoken to a radio station about the ...

I recall feeling a bit relieved as I watched footage of people raising the Palestinian flag on the street and embracing one another joyously. By then, more than 47,000 people had been killed in ...

His failure to extend invitations to the Leader of the Opposition and members of the Opposition for the country’s 55th Republic Flag Raising Ceremony is yet another grievous affront to the ...

For every flag-raising ceremony held under this administration, we were often invited only a day before, with no consideration given for travel or accommodation, particularly when these events ...

Flores is one of the many marines at the Legacy of Liberty WWII Memorial Park in honor of the raising of the flag. The park is a replica of the Iwo Jima monument. "Even after all these years ...

Monday (February 24) is Independence Day. The day started with traditional flag-raising ceremonies at sunrise across Estonia. The blue, black and white flag flew at Narva Castle at 7:18 a.m, in Jõhvi ...

The video of a fan raising the Indian flag being dragged out of the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore during a Champions Trophy game has gone viral on social media. It happened during the clash between ...