Author Topic: Last Iwo Jima flag raiser passed away (Read 530 times)

Hoarach · « **Reply #15 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.

Jappa52 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 26, 2007, 06:11:56 PM »

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

~~Mr. Lindberg and all who participated in the battle for Iwo Jima~~

VansCrew1 · « **Reply #17 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

Stoney74 · « **Reply #18 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.

CrazyOWl · « **Reply #19 on:** June 27, 2007, 12:43:51 PM »

bj229r · « **Reply #20 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~~