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20. Aug. 2006 - Pulitzer prize winning photographer Joe Rosenthal died Print E-mail

Pulitzer prize winning photographer Joe Rosenthal died of natural causes at age 94. Mr. Rosenthal took one of the most famous photographs of WWII. He captured the image of the US Marines raising the flag on Mt. Suribachi during the February 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima. The picture was also immortalized on a US postage stamp. Mr. Rosenthal’s photo was the basis for the Marine Corps War Memorial in Washington D.C. Mr. Rosenthal appeared in a number of documentaries about the famous photo including "The Heroes of Iwo Jima."

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