I need some help figuring out "Who raised the flag on Iwo Jima"

http://www.goodolddogs.com/iwojima.html ^

[Zacs Mom]

 

I have received several requests/suggestions that I change a reference made in the poem which
appears on my "It Is The Veteran" web page. The line reads:

 Where five good men raised this Flag so high,
That the WHOLE DAMN WORLD COULD SEE IT FLY.

 The requests/suggestions are to correct this line to read:

 Where SIX good men raised this Flag so high,
That the WHOLE DAMN WORLD COULD SEE IT FLY.
 

 First let me say that I am not the author of the verses that appears on this page.
I have done an extensive search and, as near as I can tell, the actual author of "It Is The Veteran" is in question with
credit being given to several sources and the author the specific poem in question is completely unknown.

 I say this so the reader will understand I merely shared the poem, as written,
on my page and have no vested interest in arguing it's accuracy.
 

 The assertion that there were SIX men who raised the flag atop Mt. Suribachi
addresses a very interesting recording of history.
 

Please review the following set of historical photos, taken by several photographers 
present on Iwo Jima on the day in question:

"Who raised the flag on Iwo Jima"

[Zacs Mom]

Most people are familiar with the Rosenthal photo and the requests to change my page relate to wanting the six men in that photo (Ira Hayes, Franklin Sousley, John Bradley, Harlon Block, Michael Strank, Rene Gagnon) represented in the poem verse as SIX men....not five.

I've been wrestling with this for several days now and I really would appreciate it if some of you folks would review the photos and history presented on "Who raised the flag on Iwo Jima" and provide some insight/opinions about this for me.

Thanks.

[Teetop]

Take your pick of the site you want;

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=iwo+jima+flag+raising+on+mount+suribachi&spell=1

[archy]

If you knew anything about the makeup of Marine fighting units [*fire teams*] at the time of the flagraising on Mt. Suribachi, you'd have another question as well.

-archy-/-