File:US Flag raised over Shuri castle on Okinawa.jpg

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English: US Flag raised over the Shuri Castle on Okinawa. Braving Japanese sniper fire, US Marine Lieutenant Colonel R.P. Ross, Jr. places on American flag on a parapet of Shuri castle on May 29, 1945. The castle is a former enemy stronghold in southern Okinawa in the Ryukyu (Loochoo chain), situated 375 miles from Japan.
العربية: المقدم ريتشارد بي.روس جونيور، قائد الكتيبة الثالثة، فرقة مشاة البحرية الأولى يتحدى نيران القناصة برفع علم الولايات المتحدة فوق حواجز قلعة شوري في 30 مايو.
Date Taken on 29 May 1945
Source - National Park Service - (National Archives, FMC 42043)
Author Post-Work: User:W.wolny
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This image is a work of a U.S. military or Department of Defense employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States.

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