This is an iconic photo taken by Joe Rosenthal on 23 Febraury 1945 of the American Flag being raised on the island of Iwo Jima, Japan.
The Poem is Prayer for a Fallen Soldier by Alfred Joyce Kilmer, an Irish Poet killed in July, 1918 in France.
Poem retrieved from www.poetryfoundation.org
Read brief details about the poet here.
Poet Alfred Kilmer
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