Why are flags flying at half-staff in South Carolina?
S.C. flags will be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sundown on Thursday, March 6. McMaster ordered that flags be flown at half-staff atop the state Capitol and also requested that the flags over ...
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The Story Behind the World-Famous Photograph of U.S. Marines Raising the American Flag During the Battle of Iwo Jima
as the Marine Corps War Memorial, Rosenthal’s image was seen as a sign of hope for viewers on the home front, who interpreted the flag-raising as a sign that the Pacific war was almost over.