The Snapshots in Time Collection

Fifth Marine Division Cemetery Gateway with Mount Suribachi in Background, Iwo Jima, 1945

Fifth Marine Division Cemetery Gateway with Mount Suribachi in Background, Iwo Jima, 1945

The entrance to the Fifth Marine Division Cemetery on Iwo Jima, framed by a stone gateway bearing the division's insignia. Beyond the gate, rows of temporary grave markers stretch toward Mount Suribachi, the volcanic peak made famous by the flag raising of February 1945. Cemeteries such as this one were established by Marine units immediately after the fighting to honor fallen comrades before later repatriation of remains. Project: 218552