Suribachi
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The Japanese tried this on Iwo Jima, and the Stars and Stripes ended up flying over Mount Suribachi.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
The fight for Iwo Jima gained worldwide attention from AP photographer Joe Rosenthal’s iconic image of the U.S. flag-raising on Mount Suribachi.
From Washington Times • Jun. 29, 2022
The Marines fended off gunfire and grenades to reach the summit, then attached the flag to an iron pipe and raised it atop Mount Suribachi.
From Washington Post • Aug. 6, 2021
On Feb. 23, 1945 about 40 members of Severance’s company were sent up Mount Suribachi with orders to plant the flag.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2021
On Sulphur Island, for example, we spelled out the mountain named Suribachi by sending the Navajo words for Sheep-Uncle-Ram-Ice-Bear-Ant- Cat-Horse-Itch.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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