In 1936, Mike ran down to the river to see for himself the terrible Johnstown flood. He saw the 2nd flag go up not the 1st flag. Thanks again, Bill.Marines were there fighting, my Dad was there and in charge of the grave detail. The USMC reports from 2014 and 2019 are on line and all photos and info are in them as to who were the actual flag raisers for both flags.I was born in Lima Peru South America, all my life i was a great admirer of the American Fighting Men, one day i went to the movies to see the movie Sands of Iwo Jima, I must have seen that movie a mill, check that, 2 million times, never in my life i though that some day i was going to wear the uniform and helmet of the american soldier, but, i was wrong, i am now a Korean War Vet, and my idols are THE WWII GENERATION, THE GREATERS, those american are the reason this country is the greaters of ALL TIMEHow amazing I live in the town where one of the men from Iwo Jima lived – He’s passed away now but going into a business and see a monument of him with the other marines was amazing – He was the only Navy guy in the pic.Sorry to tell you this but Jack Bradley was misidentified as one of the flag raisers. Marines fought on the hill too.
Gagnon was a glory seeker and took the opportunity to put himself into the famous photo. The Marines placed several personal flags on Iwo Jima besides the ones on Mt Suribachi. If you want to go further back… I believe it was about a million years ago, ( the earth is estimated to be 4.5 BILLION years old) all of the earths land was one massive “continent”. I wonder how many other families of servicemen who died in the war claim their brother/son/father/uncle, was one of those who raised the flags. I guess I was about to crack up thinking about all my good buddies. 147th Infantry could have too. “The identities of the flag raisers is something the Marine Corps has always been obligated to confirm, and the board findings do so,” Gen. David H. Berger of the Marine Corps wrote in a letter to Corporal Keller’s daughter last week.Days after the photograph was captured on Feb. 23, 1945, during the battle of Iwo Jima, one of the bloodiest in World War II, it appeared on the front pages of major national newspapers.
Much of this information has been surpressed by the media and the “Native American” lobby because it “doesn’t look good” for the false narrative they like to push. Bradley died in 1994.Through a war bond drive, the making of a movie in 1949 and at least one public appearance later, Ira Hayes never hinted that the other two were fakes. Six Marines actually raised the larger second flag attached to another and heavier pipe in the afternoon on February 23. He brought this report back to his family: “Don’t worry–it will recede.”Mike’s right hand is the only hand of a flagraiser not on the pole. Was a very neat man to talk with.Nicel as not even there. You are the heroes. Also, the oldest know human remains were found in Africa… I believe these are also approximately 1 million years old or older. research historyI’d like to find out more?
Through this process they destroy our national pride and then self-esteem.
It also showed that he, like the man raising the flag, was holding a cigarette, Mr. Spence said.“It’s like a court case,” Mr. Spence said. Hayes was not happy.Gagnon was the key to get Hayes. Gagnon carried the second larger flag up the hill, handed it up to be put on the pole and received the smaller one to carry back down. Every family would like to believe the bravery of their loved ones that were in the war, was memorialized in this way. If scans of these cards can be uploaded to this site, I will be happy to do so.Hi George: I would be honored to have a scanned copy of your postcards. But his hometown newspaper best captured the essence of Bradley’s life after the war: “John Bradley will be forever memorialized for a few moments action at the top of a remote Pacific mountain. My father was there. Accuracy is crucial in this case. He was in education there. Four Marines actually raised the first flag in the morning on February 23, 1945. Hill. May God bless and protect the soul of Ira Hayes forever.Need some help. If you look at ALL the others photos taken at the time you will see who actually raised both flags. He is a credit to his Pima tribe as well as to everyone in our country! The date on it is when the Marines/he landed on Iwo Jima: Feb 19 1945. This is an example of the important role historians, media and eyewitness accounts play in telling the stories of heroic actions our service members play in defense of our nation.”Kay Maurer, Corporal Keller’s daughter, who lives in Clarence, Iowa, said in an interview on Wednesday night that the corps told her last year that they were looking into the possibility that her father, who died in 1979, was in the picture. Each section had 4 mortar squads (Cpl.-squad leader, gunner, assistant gunner, and 4 ammunition carriers).I stand (grammatically) corrected. Jumbo IWO JIMA Statue Arlington VA Vintage Postcard American Flag Scenic Art DC. The Marines have fended off similar accusations.The corps found in 2016 that a private first class, Harold Schultz, was one of the six men in the photograph. He can’t be in two places. Nothing nefarious about it. He avoided discussion of his war record saying only that the real heros were the men who gave their lives for their country.The Global Media reported the death of a World War II icon on January 11, 1994 at the age of 70. Strank, Block and Sousley would die shortly afterwards. The corps told her they had used facial recognition technology and had enlisted the Army’s help to verify the researchers’ findings. SAVE UP TO 26% See all eligible items.
Send a message to: I read ” Flag of our Fathers.” I think the later confusion over who raised what flag was deliberate. Just by enlisting, I know my uncle was brave. Those who actually raised the flag should now be acknowledged. Div. In 2016, the Marine Corps said it had wrongly identified another of the men in the famous photograph. He made a bracelet (cuff) for my mother out of airplane scraps commemorating the fight & all his friends killed there. Louis Lowery, a photographer for Leatherneck magazine, captured this image of Marines raising an American flag for the first time atop Iwo Jima's Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945.