Historic video of United States Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima in 1945. Many of these men, including three of the six Marines seen raising the flag in the famous Rosenthal photo, were killed before the conclusion of the battle. #history #WW2 | History Things

🇺🇸Happy National Flag Day! 🇺🇸 On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress paused on writing the Articles of Confederation and passed a design for the American Flag in order to increase colonists' morale for the war against Britain. In 1949, Congress approved the national observance and President Harry Truman signed it into law. #TeamSeymour Honor Guard Airmen celebrated Flag Day with a flag folding ceremony. The United States Flag has been around the world and on the moon, with a histo