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Easy Company take the flags up Mt. Suribachi.
Easy Company had been fighting 4 days. They had 40% casualties to date. |
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The first flagraising atop Mount Suribachi, February 23, 1945. Hank Hansen (without helmet), Boots Thomas (seated), John Bradley (behind Thomas) Phil Ward (hand visible grasping pole), Jim Michaels (with carbine) and Chuck Lindberg (behind Michaels).
Photo by Lou Lowery. 10AM, Feb. 23, 1945 |
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The first flag comes down as the second flag
goes up.
Photo by Bob Campbell. |
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This is the original photograph by Joe Rosenthal. It was later cropped (see next picture) to become the photo we all know. | |
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Here's the second flag raising as seen in
the the most reproduced photograph in the history of photography.
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Here's Rosenthal snapping a posed shot minutes after the second flag raising. | |
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Four of the Flag Raisers (Bradley, Hayes, Sousley & Strank) appear with their jubilant buddies. Strank, Sousley and many of these boys would soon be dead. | |
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"In that moment, Rosenthal's camera recorded
the soul of a nation."
. . .Editors of US Camera Magazine. "It was like shooting a football game. You never knew what you got on
film."
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God rest those mens souls who sacrificed all they had.
I feel so proud of these men who had the courage to fight for a better nation!!!! I am also sorry for all they went through!!!
FABULOUS. THESE MEN WERE SUCH A STRONG UNIT, THEY FACED HORRIFIC SCENES, SOMETHING I WILL NEVER WITNESS IN MY LIFETIME. THEY GAVE THEIR ALL, TO MAKE CERTAIN OUR FUTURE CITIZENS WERE FREE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR EFFORTS!
I AM SO VERY PROUD OF ALL OF YOU!