 This photo of five Marines and a Navy corpsman raising the American flag on Iwo Jima is one of the most iconic photos of all time Associated press photographer Joe Rosenthal took the picture and won the Pulitzer Prize for it in 1945 Although the picture was taken only a few days into a World War two battle were more than 6,600 Americans died and more than 19,000 others were injured It became a symbol of the spirit of the military of that time. Well, it was on the 23rd of February They put the flag up on Surabachi and Joe Rosenthal took that picture within days that photo Made it around the world as a positive shot to the American public that There's hope The images popularity hasn't faded it's been reproduced in just about every medium Including as a 100-foot bronze sculpture for the Marine Corps Memorial just outside of Washington, DC While the image is still celebrated to this day. There's one place that celebrates the man behind the lens Guests and visitors to the Marine Memorial Club in San Francisco Will notice several displays paying tribute to Rosenthal and the contribution he made The city of his tribute is fitting although Rosenthal was born in Washington, DC in 1911 He considered San Francisco home. He got his start in the news business there taking a job as an office boy with the newspaper Enterprise Association He remained in the area until his death in 2006 his ashes were scattered in the San Francisco Bay in San Francisco, I'm Staff Sergeant Brian Buckwell