More than 6,800 U.S. forces were killed and 19,217 were wounded or injured.
While the Marines reached the summit of Mount Suribachi Feb. 23, raising the U.S. flag in the iconic image we think of when we hear Iwo Jima, the battle for this small island lasted another month [source: History.net]. Of the 21,000 Japanese fighters who defended Iwo Jima, just 216 survived and were taken prisoner. More than 6,800 U.S. forces were killed and 19,217 were wounded or injured.