The American flag raising in Iwo Jima has served as example to modern day events. A strong signal that America will stand strong during the test of times. The soldiers during the Vietnam war used it as inspiration to fight for this country. “In 1947, the year the cold war began, the nation still looked to the figures in the photograph for reassurance”. The photo of has had a lot of significance since it was taken on that day in 1945.  It’s a symbol of the nation next to the flag and the eagle emblem.