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Offline Obie303

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February 23, 1945.......
« on: February 23, 2009, 06:14:46 PM »
Today in history:


Semper Fi.
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Re: February 23, 1945.......
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2009, 07:02:31 PM »
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Re: February 23, 1945.......
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2009, 07:38:58 PM »
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Re: February 23, 1945.......
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2009, 08:09:02 PM »

Lowery's most widely circulated picture of the first flag raising. This picture is usually captioned as: 1st Lt. Harold G. Schrier with Platoon Sergeant Ernest I. Thomas, Jr. (both seated), PFC James Michels (in foreground with carbine), Sergeant Henry O. Hansen (standing, wearing soft cap), Corporal Charles W. Lindberg (standing, extreme right), on Mount Suribachi at the first flag raising. However, PFC Raymond Jacobs disputed these identifications,[3] and asserted that it should be: Pfc James Robeson (lower left corner; not visible in this cropped version of the photo), Lt. Harold Schrier (sitting behind his legs), Pfc Raymond Jacobs (carrying radio), Sgt. Henry Hansen (cloth cap), unknown (lower hand on pole), Sgt Ernest Thomas (back to camera), Phm2c John Bradley (helmet above Thomas), Pfc James Michels (with carbine), Cpl Charles Lindberg (above Michels).
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Re: February 23, 1945.......
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2009, 08:48:23 PM »
 :salute I watched Letters from Iwo Jima the other day. Very good movie.
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Offline Barnes828

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Re: February 23, 1945.......
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2009, 09:24:40 PM »
i actually liked letters from Iwo Jima better than flags of our fathers.
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Re: February 23, 1945.......
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2009, 09:31:53 PM »
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Re: February 23, 1945.......
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2009, 09:50:33 PM »
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Re: February 23, 1945.......
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2009, 10:50:09 PM »
Semper Fi fellow DevilDogs

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Re: February 23, 1945.......
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2009, 12:53:46 AM »
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Here is a quesion for you all.  That statue of the flag raising in D.C., how many hands are on the pole?
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Offline Masherbrum

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Re: February 23, 1945.......
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2009, 01:01:17 AM »
Eleven.   Ira Hayes in the Rosenthal photo, doesn't have either hand on the flagpole.   But on the Monument, his right hand is touching the pole.
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Re: February 23, 1945.......
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2009, 02:40:07 AM »
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Re: February 23, 1945.......
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2009, 02:42:00 AM »
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Re: February 23, 1945.......
« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2009, 03:54:12 AM »
Whooo-Raw!!


Semper Fi!!!


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Re: February 23, 1945.......
« Reply #14 on: February 24, 2009, 07:40:20 AM »
Semper Fi  :salute
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