The Sentinels of the Tomb of the Unknowns

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When I lived in Maryland(I was 7 or 8 years old at the time), my dad took me on a trip to Arlington National Cemetery. I can't remember if we went to see the Tomb of the Unknowns, but I did see something special.  My dad was taking pictures of the cemetery, and I saw a tombstone that had a flower placed on top. I asked my dad, "Daddy, why is there a flower on that tombstone?" My dad gasped and said, "That's where Rene Gagnon is buried!" I had no idea at the time, but he was one of five Marines and one Navy corpsman to raise the flag on Iwo Jima in that famous photograph taken by Joe Rosenthal.
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Rene Gagnon's tombstone.

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Rene Gagnon is the man behind John 'Doc' Bradley.

That's pretty cool. Did you see what was enscribed on the back of it? (There's something on the back of it engraved... I remember it from the book Flags of our Fathers)

[OSU]

Yeah, I did. Here's a picture.