I chose this photo from World War II when The United States defeated Japan. This photo was taken at the highest point of the island Imo Jima to represent victory. The original photo was taken by Louis Lowery but the iconic photo was the second try with a bigger flag. Half of the people in this photo were killed during the Battle of Iwo Jima. This photo shows movement throughout, the wind blowing left to right, and the flag being put up left to right. The man who is furthest left was pushing the flag the whole time and now has finally let go because he cannot reach it anymore. It further shows the movement of the photo that the flag is continuing to move up. The ground shows how gruesome the battlefield is, having the whole ground covered.
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