Second flag raising on Iwo Jima

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Comprehensive study of the famous Rosenthal photo and the struggle by the Marines - aided by amateur historians - to determine who exactly is in the photo. The Marines have revised the official lineup at least twice since the end of the war.


Ironically, the navy corpsman (Bradley) whose son wrote the book that Eastwood's movie was based on (Flags of our Fathers) was determined after lengthy study not to be in the photo.
 

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Comprehensive study of the famous Rosenthal photo and the struggle by the Marines - aided by amateur historians - to determine who exactly is in the photo. The Marines have revised the official lineup at least twice since the end of the war.


Ironically, the navy corpsman (Bradley) whose son wrote the book that Eastwood's movie was based on (Flags of our Fathers) was determined after lengthy study not to be in the photo.
I like to think that those who raised the flag represent all the Americans who fought there.
 

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I like to think that those who raised the flag represent all the Americans who fought there.
I suspect they felt the same. Two guys who were misidentified and lived through the war never came forward to correct the record. The pdf in the link talks about it.
 

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I suspect they felt the same. Two guys who were misidentified and lived through the war never came forward to correct the record. The pdf in the link talks about it.
The line that keeps going through my head when I think about it is: I am Sparticus. It doesn't really apply to the situation but somehow feels like it does to me.
 

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2400 B-29 bombers made emergency landings on Iwo Jima saving 24000 airmen. The sacrifices made were not in vain.
 
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