From our series commemorating the 80th anniversary of WWII, our exclusive design honoring the Marines and all of our troops who fought on Iwo Jima and throughout the Pacific. On the front, the flag raised on Mt. Suribachi, "Operation Detachment", and the dates February 19 - March 26, 1945. On the back, an image from the iconic photograph, "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima" taken by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945, which shows five United States Marines and one Navy Corpsman raising a U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima, a map of the island of Iwo Jima, 80th anniversary and the years 1945 and 2025, with a quote from Admiral Chester W. Nimitz: "Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue" Includes a special commemorative hang tag. More on the hangtag below. The shirt: 100% cotton Made in America shirt in Military green and Coyote brown — Knitted, dyed, and sewn in the USA. 4.3 oz. S - 3X. See size chart. Military green — Sizes 4XL and 5XL: 100% heavyweight cotton shirt. Imported. 6.1 oz. Printed in New England This design is also available on a long-sleeved shirt, women's v-neck shirt, crewneck sweatshirt, sticker, bookmark, and vinyl decal. Browse through other WWII themed products in this collection. More on the commemorative hang tag: A 3.75" x 5.75" piece of paper, in color, on uncoated stock. Rosenthal was a combat photographer, first with the Merchant Marine and later as an Associated Press correspondent, who saw the war up close. He crossed the North Atlantic in a convoy of Liberty ships that was attacked by German U-boats, was in London during the Blitz, and photographed Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Army fighting in the jungles of New Guinea. In the Pacific, he went into battle aboard a cruiser, a battleship, and an aircraft carrier, flew with Navy dive-bombers over the Japanese- occupied Philippines, and went in with the first waves of Marines landing under fire on the islands of Guam, Peleliu, Angaur, and Iwo Jima. Before joining the Merchant Marine he tried to join the Army but was rejected because of his poor eyesight. His photo won the Pulitzer Prize. Sources: SFGate, Wikipedia
