2nd Battalion 28th Marines

2nd Battalion 28th Marines

The 2nd Battalion, 28th Marines (2/28) is an inactive infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps. They were part of the 28th Marine Regiment and 5th Marine Division and fought during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Five of the battalion’s Marines and one Navy corpsman were immortalized in the famous photo of the flag raising on top of Mount Suribachi.