IWO JIMA FLAG, TRIANGLE, VIRGINIA
"Featured in the 1945 Pulitzer Prize-winning photo, the iconic U.S. flag raised by the American soldiers (well, mostly Marines) during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II, currently displayed at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, inspired the nation in the midst of global conflict and endures as a symbol of national resolve.
"'That photograph took off like wildfire in the psyche of the American people,' says Jennifer Jones, head of the armed forces division of the National Museum of American History. 'They needed to see we were turning the tide in the Pacific.'"
9/11 FLAG, WASHINGTON D.C.
The U.S. flag raised by three New York City firemen over Ground Zero became a poignant symbol of America's unwavering spirit after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001--and contributed to a season of flag-waving in communities and neighborhoods across the nation.
"While the whereabouts of the Ground Zero flag now is unknown, numerous other 9/11-related flags remain, such as the 2-by-3-foot flag that workers found among the mountain of rubble from the collapsed World Trade Center. Torn and badly burned, that flag was obtained by the National Museum of American History for its collection on the 9/11 attacks and has been included in several exhibits. 'We did not clean it,' Jones says. 'We wanted the debris to be part of the story.'"
O.K., Who Has the Original Ground Zero Flag?
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