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Posted on 06/25/2007 7:10:19 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
Charles "Chuck" Lindberg, the last surviving flagraiser at Iwo Jima, passed away Sunday morning at Fairview Southdale Hospital.
Lindberg helped raise the first American flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima. His accomplishment was later overshadowed when a replacement flag was raised a few hours later.
He was honored in February 2006 at a military ceremony marking the anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. He also recently attended a groundbreaking ceremony on Memorial Day at the site of a new veterans memorial in Richfield, Minn.
Lindberg's service and legacy as the last living flagraiser was the subject of an award-winning WCCO-TV documentary in 2005.
The funeral will be held later this week at Fort Snelling Chapel.
Lindberg was 86 years old.
That’s not too far from here......I can do that.
Thanks!
Enjoy! It’s a lovely drive no matter where you come from.
Prayers up... RIP
If you’ve already seen this, and posted...my apologies.
But I did not want anyone to miss this report of the death of the last living Marine from the first flag raising at Iwo Jima.
RIP -
‘Evening, freema!
Thanks for the bump and pings. Chuck was a real hero and a favorite here in Minnesota. He will be sorely missed.
BTTT.
Thanks for this post.
Prayers of thanksgiving for Chuck Lindberg, and blessings for his family.
I was being born that day while Lindberg was fighting. Glad to know I was following a brave American.
My father-in-law was also fighting on Iwo with the 75th JASCO, the only Army unit to land in combat there.
A big Hoorah to all.
Semper Fi, Brother, and rest well! St. Peter - another Marine reporting for duty!
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Wow!!
THANK YOU!!
Duty, honor, country. Now Glory bound.
I’ve had some trouble reading “ Flags of our Fathers.” I got a bit mushy. I did watch the DVD of same and though it was a bit mushy as well, I managed to complete the viewing.
Ping....
My uncle was there. I never knew it until he was long dead. It just wasn’t discussed...
We are all diminished when a man such as this passes from our ranks.
“My uncle was there. I never knew it until he was long dead. It just wasn’t discussed...”
My Dad was in Europe, N. Africa and Korea.
I don’t have any stories for you......
;-)
“...was the last survivor of the six U.S. Marines who raised the first American flag over Iwo Jima...”
Forgive me, but wasn’t it five Marines and a Navy Corpsman?
No - this is the FIRST flagraising; not the one photographed by Joe Rosenthal a bit later, with the larger more visible flag.
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