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Title: Last Iwo Jima flag raiser passed away
Post by: Guppy35 on June 25, 2007, 12:17:21 PM
Probably better known to us Minnesota types since he was one of 'us'.  

Charles "Chuck" Lindberg,  the last survivor of the six U.S. Marines who raised the first American flag over Iwo Jima during World War II, died in Edina, MN yesterday at the age of 86.

He was part of the first patrol sent up Suribachi that planted the first flag, not the replacement flag from which the photo we all know was taken.
Title: Last Iwo Jima flag raiser passed away
Post by: crims on June 25, 2007, 12:20:20 PM
RIP      


Crims

479th Raiders FG
Title: Last Iwo Jima flag raiser passed away
Post by: Shuffler on June 25, 2007, 12:20:50 PM
First flag was much smaller. to Chuck Lindberg and our brave young men and women.
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Post by: Soulyss on June 25, 2007, 01:29:47 PM
:(
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Post by: eilif on June 25, 2007, 05:17:21 PM
Title: Last Iwo Jima flag raiser passed away
Post by: Boxboy on June 25, 2007, 09:32:45 PM
Since my father was there when both flags were raised (on the island) and is also gone on to his reward, I feel a ping in my soul to read this.

to all the brave Marines who took that island to save fliers.
Title: Last Iwo Jima flag raiser passed away
Post by: porkfrog on June 25, 2007, 09:39:17 PM
<> Viya con dios good man.
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Post by: Mr No Name on June 25, 2007, 09:41:54 PM
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Post by: Husky01 on June 25, 2007, 09:42:36 PM
Title: Last Iwo Jima flag raiser passed away
Post by: Hoarach on June 25, 2007, 09:45:48 PM


Didnt Rosenthal pass away around this time last year as well?
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Post by: VansCrew1 on June 25, 2007, 09:54:01 PM
sir

R.I.P Charles "Chuck" Lindberg
Title: Last Iwo Jima flag raiser passed away
Post by: Stoney74 on June 26, 2007, 12:25:08 AM
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Originally posted by Hoarach


Didnt Rosenthal pass away around this time last year as well?


I believe you're right.  I had the honor of re-enlisting my Gunny on top of Suribachi in Spring of 2001 right in front of the monument commemorating the flag raising.  Hallowed ground if there is any in U.S. History as far as I'm concerned.  

Semper Fidelis, Charles...
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Post by: fuzeman on June 26, 2007, 08:22:33 AM
Charles "Chuck" Lindberg, RIP.

Condolences to his family and friends.
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Post by: Spikes on June 26, 2007, 02:27:58 PM
~S~ to him and his family.
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Post by: VansCrew1 on June 26, 2007, 02:32:15 PM
(http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/nativeamerican01/images/lflage.gif)
Title: Last Iwo Jima flag raiser passed away
Post by: Hoarach on June 26, 2007, 06:01:44 PM
VC thats the picture of the second patrol sent up of the famous photo most of us have seen before.
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Post by: Jappa52 on June 26, 2007, 06:11:56 PM
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/First_Iwo_Jima_Flag_Raising.jpg)

I believe this is the first flag to be raised...

Mr. Lindberg and all who participated in the battle for Iwo Jima
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Post by: VansCrew1 on June 26, 2007, 06:27:55 PM
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Originally posted by Hoarach
VC thats the picture of the second patrol sent up of the famous photo most of us have seen before.



rgr was not shure,i could only find the second raising of the flag,i guess i dident look hard enough.

the second patrol was sent up to put a bigger flag up to proclam victory,but their was still many weeks of fighing after the flag was rased.

thanks Hoarach
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Post by: Stoney74 on June 26, 2007, 07:46:19 PM
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Originally posted by VansCrew1
the second patrol was sent up to put a bigger flag up to proclam victory,but their was still many weeks of fighing after the flag was rased.


The second flag was sent up because the Sec Nav didn't think the first one was big enough.
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Post by: CrazyOWl on June 27, 2007, 12:43:51 PM
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Post by: bj229r on June 27, 2007, 01:17:54 PM
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Originally posted by VansCrew1
rgr was not shure,i could only find the second raising of the flag,i guess i dident look hard enough.

the second patrol was sent up to put a bigger flag up to proclam victory,but their was still many weeks of fighing after the flag was rased.

thanks Hoarach


Yah, I think half or better of the guys in that picture died in the next few weeks