While Perry’s visit had jump-started the birth of an empire ... Bremyer left Japan on September 4, two days after the ceremony, with the flag in tow. He took a more circuitous route home ...

Here are six reasons why the battle is so important to Marines: The Japanese Empire controlled many islands ... 5th Division Marines raise the American flag. (Pvt. Bob CampbellNational Archives ...

When Scott Stein was growing up in New York, he’d often visit his grandfather on Long Island and admire a Japanese flag hanging on the wall in his den. Bernard Stein never talked about his ...

"We knew that the right thing to do would be to send the flag home, to be in Japan and to the family." The soldier's eldest son, Toshihiro Mutsuda, was speechless for a few seconds when Banta ...

Bremyer Formal Surrender of the Japanese Empire on the Battleship Missouri ... deck of America’s mightiest battleship and handed the flag to one of Halsey’s aides. Since leaving his office ...