This is actually the FIRST Flag Raising on Mt. Suribachi - Iwo Jima....
It was decided to be too small to be seen over the entire island or by the fleet off shore -- so a larger one was ordered to be raised...
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Happy Birthday, Brothers --pray for those that are no longer with us, and for those that still stand watch in harm's way.....
Semper Fi