[oh8eleven]

Tonight's History Channel two-hour documentary on the photo and Iwo Jima generally, as well as the aftermath, was excellent.
Yes it was, but the documentary contains a "wannabee." One of the sailors who claims he was there, explains that the landing craft were mounted with machine guns to be used in case the troops "hesitated" leaving the boats when they hit the beach. Not true.

He also claims he helped load bodies in body bags onto the landing craft to return them to the ships. He said the boats were so full of bodies he had to jump on them to keep them from rolling off the boat into the ocean. Not true. The dead were buried on Iwo Jima.

[Bulldaddy]

I know what guy you're referring to, and think he was actually shown on the Military Channel's Iwo Jima show. You're referencing the guy who still looks like he's in his mid-50's or early '60's with relatively dark, thick hair? I didn't see him interviewed or referenced on the History Channel's show, "The Flag Raisers of Iwo Jima." But I agree with you and thought he seemed like a wannabee (whatever show it was that showed his interview).